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Central bank head: Bulgaria meets criteria for joining euro zone

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Since the beginning of 2025, Bulgaria has been consistently meeting the price stability criterion for joining the euro, central Bulgarian

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Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB’, with positive outlook

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings at ‘BBB’, with a positive rating outlook, as it

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Bulgaria’s c-bank approves revised designs of country’s euro coins – with just one change

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The governing council of central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) approved on April 9 revised graphic designs of the Bulgarian national

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Moody’s Analytics’s Ganguly: Trump’s tariffs will not affect Bulgaria’s entry into euro zone

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump should not themselves affect the process of Bulgaria entering the euro zone,

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Tourism Minister: Euro accession will strengthen Bulgaria’s position in European tourism market

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, tourism

Bulgaria’s accession to the euro zone is a strategic opportunity for growth and economic stability and will strengthen the country’s

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Bulgarian PM discusses country’s euro zone accession with ECB, Eurogroup heads

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov held talks on March 20 in Brussels with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde

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Bulgaria has asked for euro area accession convergence reports – PM Zhelyazkov

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria has formally asked the European Commission and European Central Bank (ECB) to assess the country’s readiness to join the

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Eurogroup discusses Bulgaria’s progress towards euro zone accession

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

By the end of February 2025, Bulgaria will formally request the European Commission and the European Central Bank to prepare

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Joining euro zone remains among Bulgaria’s priorities, Foreign Minister tells EU ambassadors

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Meeting ambassadors of other European Union countries in Sofia on February 11, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev outlined the country’s

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