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Bulgarian Parliament Speaker rejects President’s request for vote on euro referendum – reports

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Roumen Radev

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Natalia Kiselova, has returned to President Roumen Radev his request for Parliament to vote

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Bulgarian President sparks controversy with proposal for referendum on the euro

May 10, 2025May 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has sparked massive political controversy by using a May 9 Europe Day address

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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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Business 

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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Business 

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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Business 

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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Business 

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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Bulgaria 

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 

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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