Bulgaria Embraces the Euro with Nearly One Million Card and ATM Transactions in Just 48 Hour - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
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Bulgaria Embraces the Euro with Nearly One Million Card and ATM Transactions in Just 48 Hour - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Bulgarians marked the first two days of the country’s entry into the eurozone with intensive use of card payments and cash machines, according to data from BORICA AD, the company operating the national card and payment infrastructure. Between 1 and 2 January 2026, more than 933,000 transactions were processed through POS terminals and ATMs, with a total value of close to €42 million, equivalent to around BGN 82 million.
Major demonstrations denouncing corruption and the indigence of the power led in December to the resignation of the Bulgarian government and to the forthcoming organisation of the eighth general elections since 2021. In this uncertain context, Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January, but it remains very reserved for Europe, whose influence it fears is readily assimilated to that of communism. According to the newspaper Le Monde, on this occasion,…
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Bulgaria marked the first two days of the country's entry into the euro area through intensive use of card and banknote payments, in accordance with the data provided by BORICA AD, the company operating national card and payment infrastructure.
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