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Bulgaria and the euro: 81% of leva cash withdrawn – central bank

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

As of February 6, a total of 81 per cent of leva in banknotes and coins had been withdrawn, according

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European Central Bank keeps three key interest rates unchanged

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged,

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Bulgaria’s lev – euro dual circulation period ends with 75% of leva cash withdrawn

January 31, 2026February 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The temporary dual circulation period in which both leva and euro are legal tender in Bulgaria is ending on January

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Bulgaria and the euro: Finance Ministry does not expect to see inflation spike

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute will on February 3 publish its flash estimate of inflation and consumer price indices for January

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Bulgaria’s central bank: 67% of leva cash out of circulation

January 24, 2026January 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of January 23, about 67 per cent of leva banknotes and coins is out of circulation, central Bulgarian National

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Bulgarian Constitutional Court again denies request to hold euro referendum

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled as inadmissible the complaint by 51 MPs requesting the court to overturn a National Assembly decision

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Bulgaria’s central bank to offer its first silver collector’s coin in euro

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will on January 26 release into circulation a silver collector’s coin “125 years electric tram in

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Eurogroup president congratulates Bulgaria on ‘smoothly executed process’ of euro transition

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The Eurogroup congratulates the Bulgarian authorities on a smoothly executed process of the transition to the euro, Eurogroup president Kyriakos

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Bulgaria’s largest bank says 295 million leva in cash accepted at its branches in three days

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

From January 12 to 14, branches of Bulgaria’s largest bank – DSK Bank – accepted 295 million leva in cash,

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