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Bulgaria’s revenue agency has so far imposed 200 000 leva fines for breaches of Euro Adoption Act

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The National Revenue Agency has so far imposed fines to a total of close to 200 000 leva for breaches

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2025 was 3.5%

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in November 2025 was 3.5 per cent, down from 3.6 per cent in October 2025

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ABB: A number of bank branches will work overtime in January for changing leva for euro

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

To make it easier for individuals and businesses to exchange banknotes and coins from leva to euro, a number of

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Bulgaria’s Ombudsman reports alleged irregularities by banks in exchanging leva for euro

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva has notified the head of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria, Petya Dimitrova, of reports from the

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Bulgaria’s euro adoption coordination centre: 36% of leva out of circulation

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

More than 36 per cent of leva are out of circulation, the head of Bulgaria’s coordination centre for euro adoption

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Bulgaria’s supermarkets body: First days of the euro passing with no significant shocks

January 3, 2026February 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The first days of the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria are passing without any significant shocks in the supermarket

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Bulgaria and the euro: Big 5 banks take different approaches to cash-in deposits at ATMs

January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of January 1, with Bulgaria joining the euro, ATMs dispense only the European currency, but the country’s five biggest

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ECB President: I warmly welcome Bulgaria to the euro family

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

“I warmly welcome Bulgaria to the euro family and Governor (Dimitar) Radev to the ECB Governing Council table in Frankfurt,”

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Bulgaria records 6.18B leva Budget deficit in January-November 2025

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 6.18 billion leva in the first 11 months of the

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