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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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Bulgaria 

European Stability Mechanism approves Bulgaria’s application for membership

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

The board of governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) approved Bulgaria’s application to become a member of the institution

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer: 49% of Bulgarians against the euro, 42% for

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

Forty-nine per cent of Bulgarians are against the euro, 42 per cent for, with nine per cent undecided, according to

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