Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro on Jan. 1, 2026, after meeting all necessary criteria, the European Commission announced on Wednesday in its 2025 Convergence Report.

Bulgaria is particularly enthusiastic about establishing hydrogen collaboration with stakeholders from South Africa – and is fully prepared to initiate cooperation "right away". Research ...

Bulgaria still needs the approval of the EU's finance ministers, who are expected to give their full backing in July, before it formally adopts the euro.

The European Commission has given Bulgaria the go ahead to join the euro zone single currency region as of January 1, 2026, according to a document seen by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

The euro zone is set to continue its eastward expansion after Bulgaria was deemed ready to become the currency bloc’s 21st member. The European Commission recommended on Wednesday that the Black ...

The European Commission and the European Central Bank gave Bulgaria the go-ahead on Wednesday to adopt the euro currency from the start of 2026, making Bulgaria the 21st country to join the single ...

Bulgaria is on track to adopt the euro in January 2026, a development which would support the stability of the highly euro-ised economy, improve monetary-policy flexibility and enhance sovereign ...

Thousands of people took to the streets in Bulgaria on Saturday, calling on the government to preserve the country's currency, the Bulgarian lev, and not enter the euro area.

"If Bulgaria joins the eurozone, it will be like boarding the Titanic," Nikolai Ivanov, a retired senior official, told AFP at a recent protest calling for the country's currency -- the lev -- to ...

Bulgaria is close to clearing a major hurdle towards euro adoption, putting the Black Sea nation on course to join the currency area in 2026.. The minority government of Prime Minister Rosen ...

More than 30 projects have been awarded Bulgaria's 25% rebate since it launched two years ago, including Daisy Ridley's "Young Woman and the Sea." Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

SOFIA - Bulgaria has reacted sharply to the Russian president’s statements in a documentary broadcast on the Russian state television Russia-1. In the propaganda film “Russia. Kremlin.