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Bulgarian government sets up coordination centre on introduction of the euro

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov announced on December 30 that the government was setting up a coordination centre on the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and the euro: A practical guide to the transition

December 29, 2025April 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As Bulgaria heads for using the euro as its currency as of January 1 2026, this is The Sofia Globe’s

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Business 

On the eve of the euro zone: Bulgarian household deposits top 100B leva

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Deposits of households and NPISHs added up to 100.881 billion leva at the end of November 2025, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Bank again to work overtime to sell euro coin starter packs

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

For a third Saturday, Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will work overtime on December 27 to sell euro coin starter packs.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s transition to euro to affect e-vignette services

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

From December 22 to December 31 2025, the possibility to purchase e-vignettes via bank transfer through the website of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and the euro: ‘cashing in’ your coins

December 18, 2025December 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Those who stash away their lev-era stotinki – coppers and silvers – may be wondering what to do as Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian officials find 65 breaches of Euro Adoption Act at shops in two months

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Of 546 retail chains and shops inspected in two months, National Revenue Agency inspectors and Consumer Protection Commission officials found

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Business 

Bulgaria’s banks: Transition to euro will see some interruptions to online and mobile banking services

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s major banks have issued advisories that the period up to and around January 1 2026 transition to the euro

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria joins the euro zone on January 1 regardless of political situation

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria will join the euro zone on January 1 2026 regardless of the political situation, a spokesperson for the European

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