Poll: Record public support for the euro, scrapping 1 and 2 cent coins
Public support for the euro has reached an all-time high, according to the European Commission’s latest Eurobarometer survey, the results
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Bulgaria’s path to euro: ECB to directly supervise five Bulgarian banks
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the list of banks in Bulgaria which will be subject to direct supervision
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Fitch sees Bulgaria as ‘unlikely’ to join euro area before 2024
Fitch Ratings said on July 17 that Bulgaria’s admission to the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM2), the euro zone’s “waiting room”,
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Bulgaria, Croatia accepted into ERM2 euro zone ‘waiting room’
The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 10 that Bulgaria and Croatia have been accepted to join the Exchange
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Rumours prompt Bulgarians to exchange leva for euro on large scale – report
Rumours of a change to the exchange rate between the lev and the euro have resulted in Bulgarians massively changing
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Fees for cross-border payments in euro drop in non-euro zone countries
As of December 16, consumers and businesses in non-euro zone EU countries will enjoy cheaper cross-border payments in euro, the
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Lifting of capital controls in Greece finalised
After four years, the capital controls in Greece have finally been lifted. The grounds for such a development had been
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Poll: Support among Bulgarians for adoption of the euro drops to just less than half
Fifty-three per cent of Bulgarians believe that the euro has been good for the countries that already use the common
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CEP study: Germany gains most from euro introduction
A new study from the Centre for European Policy in Freiburg has shown Germany to have gained “by far the
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