Bulgaria’s switch from the lev to the euro comes nearly 19 years after the country joined the EU. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

By Denitsa Koseva in Sofia The Council of the European Union gave a final green light to Bulgaria to join the eurozone as of January next year, it said in a statement on July 8. A few hours earlier, ...

Bulgaria took the final legal hurdle on Tuesday on its way to using the euro common currency from January 2026. European Union finance ministers gathered in Brussels adopted three corresponding laws, ...

Bulgaria's switch from the lev to the euro comes nearly 19 years after the country of 6.4 million people joined the European Union.

Bulgaria continues to top the European Union in terms of the lowest government debt relative to gross domestic product, ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian authorities on Monday imposed an entry ban on two Russian citizens suspected of espionage for Moscow’s foreign intelligence service.Bulgaria’s agency for national ...

Bulgaria remains among the European Union countries with the shortest average work life, according to the latest data released by Eurostat. In 2024, Bulgarians are expected to remain active in the ...

European Union officials gave the green light in June for Bulgaria to become the 21st member of the eurozone, a key Brussels project aimed at deepening the ties between member countries.View on eurone ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has received most votes in the country’s parliamentary election but will need at least two ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers on Thursday agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, known as the Schengen area, by lifting land ...