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Bulgaria to ask for EU assessment on its readiness to adopt euro next year
Bulgaria will ask the European Commission and the European Central Bank for an assessment on whether the Balkan country meets all criteria to join the euro zone in January next year, its finance minister said on Monday.
Bulgaria claims it is fully ready to adopt the euro
SOFIA - Bulgaria is fully prepared to adopt the euro from 1 January 2026, its government said on Tuesday, adding that it will ask European institutions for an extraordinary assessment that should open the door to the eurozone.
Bulgaria Seeks EU Assessment in Crucial Step for Euro Adoption
Bulgaria is set to request the European Union’s assessment on its readiness to join the euro area early next year, highlighting the government’s determination to move toward the single currency.
Bulgaria's anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building
The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.
Far-right opponents of euro adoption storm EU offices in Bulgaria
Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist pro-Russian Vazrazhdane (Revival) party fought with police on February 23 as they attempted to storm the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country's planned adoption of the euro.
Bulgaria’s pro-Russian party vandalises EU offices in Sofia
SOFIA – The pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party vandalised the EU office in Sofia during its protest against Bulgaria’s possible accession to the eurozone, drawing sharp reactions from Ursula von der Leyen and all parliamentary parties. The pro-Russian party agitators threw red…
1,000 Bulgarian nationalists protest against government plans to adopt euro currency
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who demanded that the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone
Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone
Police said that several demonstrators had been arrested, while some officers had been injured during the clashes. View on euronews
EU building and police attacked during pro-Russian protest in Bulgaria – photo
Clashes broke out in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on Saturday, 22 February, between police and protesters of the pro-Russian Revival party who attacked the EU Delegation in the country. Source: European Pravda,
Clashes erupt as Bulgarian nationalists march against euro
Several thousand people rallied outside Bulgaria's central bank and the European Commission building in Sofia to protest government plans to introduce the euro as official currency.Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters in Bulgaria's capital,
Thousands in Bulgaria capital express solidarity with Ukraine on 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion
Bulgarians joined residents in other European nations on Monday to express solidarity as Ukraine marked three years since the ...
UK targets people-smuggling gangs by partnering with Bulgaria
It takes Adele the sniffer dog only a few seconds to find a tiny piece of rubber concealed in an old Ford saloon car parked ...
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Discover Bulgaria's rich mountain wedding traditions
One of the most exciting traditions in Bulgarian mountain weddings is the inclusion of Nestinarstvo or fire dancing. This ...
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Best Hotels with Free Breakfast in Bulgaria for 2025
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Bulgaria issues postage stamp for Chinese New Year
The Bulgarian Post released a new stamp to mark Chinese New Year, the Year of the Wood Snake, at a ceremony in the Central Post Office Building here on Tuesday.
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Europe's oldest int'l boxing tournament opens in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 76th edition of the Strandja, the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe, opened in the Sofia Sports Hall here on Monday. As many as 222 boxers from 22 ...
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Best Hotels with Free Parking in Bulgaria for 2025
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Mysterious 5,000-Year-Old City in Bulgaria Houses Temple of Greek God
Perperikon, the ancient city of stone in the hills of Bulgaria, may have been the site where the temple of Dionysus was built.