EU finance ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on the first day of January 2026, nearly 19 years after the country joined the European Union.

Education and Science Minister Krasimir Valchev does not expect the adoption of the euro to lead to any upheavals in the education system, which will have its first budget in the new currency in 2026.

Bulgaria is set to become the newest member of the eurozone on January 1, 2026. While European Union officials have approved ...

Bulgaria is tapping the international debt market for the second time in 2025, capitalizing on credit-rating upgrades spurred ...

Global ratings agency Fitch on Thursday upgraded Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to 'BBB+' from ...

He believes the change is likely to be helpful to big business, but could leave smaller ones struggling to survive.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Union officials gave the green light Wednesday for Bulgaria to become the 21st member of the euro currency union,, a key EU project aimed at deepening the ties ...

Bulgaria is close to joining the euro currency but faces disinformation and fear. A man passes by graffiti sign reading 'No to Euro' in Sofia, Bulgaria, Monday, June 2, 2025.

EU finance ministers have given the final green light for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026. "This marks the ...