The euro launched on 1 January 1999 as an electronic currency for 11 founding nations including Germany, France and Italy, with physical notes entering circulation in 2002. Ten more countries joined ...

The country of nearly 6.7 million people was one of the poorest when it first became a member of the European Union in 2007.

Membership means Bulgaria is part of a much larger economic entity — the eurozone, with its internationally used currency and ...

Subject to proration, if the Intended Invitation is conducted, holders that validly tender Eligible Notes will receive in exchange for each €1,000 principal amount of Eligible Notes accepted for ...

The head of the Bulgarian government’s coordination council on euro adoption, Vladimir Ivanov, issued an appeal on January 13 ...

Bulgarian banks, businesses and shoppers were preparing this week to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt the euro on January 1, a long-awaited milestone met with excitement, ...

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 the latest European country to adopt the Euro as its currency. In July 2025, EU Finance Ministers formally ...