Bulgaria 2025: Government Collapse, Street Protests and the Final Road to the Euro - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
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ECB President Lagarde promises prosperity, but almost one in two in Bulgaria is sceptical: isn't the euro becoming a "teuro?" And what does accession mean for the other euro states?
The euro area will soon have a new member country. Nineteen years after its entry into the European Union, Bulgaria will officially adopt the euro on 1 January 2026, putting an end to the use of the lev, its national currency since 1885. The decision was endorsed in the summer of 2025, after a favourable opinion by the European Commission which estimated that Sofia met the economic criteria for joining the euro area. With this transition, Bulgar…
Bulgaria 2025: Government Collapse, Street Protests and the Final Road to the Euro - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
The year 2025 entered Bulgaria’s political history as one marked by the collapse of a regular government under public pressure and by decisive steps toward eurozone membership, according to BTA. After a prolonged cycle of early parliamentary elections, a cabinet led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov was finally approved on January 16, securing 125 votes in favor and 114 against, with no abstentions.
The euro of Bulgaria creates panic. Bulgarians are on the ground to change into euro at the disadvantage of the exchange rates, although the course is better after 1 January 2026. Article Cozi as at the time of Ceaušescu at the currency exchange houses. Bulgarians are trying to change money in euro, although after 1 January the course is better for the first time appeared in Romania TV.
ECB President Lagarde promises prosperity, but almost one in two in Bulgaria is sceptical: isn't the euro becoming a "teuro?" And what does accession mean for the other euro states?
In the summer of 2025, the European Commission issued a favourable opinion that Sofia met all the criteria. As of 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will therefore replace the Lev with the euro. Nineteen years after its entry into the European Union, this small Balkan country will be the 21st Member State to adopt the common currency. A change in size for its population as for tourists who will see their stays on the spot greatly facilitated. As a reminde…
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