On the first day of the new year 2025 - January 1, at 10.30 am, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, together with ministers and representatives of state institutions, will visit the "Kulata" border checkpoint on the border with Greece. The occasion for the visit is the official full-fledged admission of Bulgaria to the Schengen area, the government press service announced. The Prime Minister will inspect the established organization for the functioning of the checkpoint and will symbolically raise the border barrier, emphasizing the importance of this moment for facilitating movement across the borders.
Full EU membership is neither the end of the story nor a solution to all problems. Realism and accurate self-assessment must guide important decisions, said MP Toma Bikov on behalf of the GERB-SDS parliamentary group after Bulgaria's accession to the..
An online currency converter is now available on the official website for the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria: evroto.bg. Following the official announcement of the exchange rate of 1.95583 leva to one euro, the calculator has been made easily..
The EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has allowed Bulgaria and 14 other EU countries to exceed their budget limits in order to boost defence spending . This will enable the countries to take on additional debt for defence purposes...
With 531 votes in favour, 69 against and 79 abstentions, the European Parliament approved Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone on 1 January 2026...
The EU Council on Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) unanimously approved the final three acts enabling Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone...
The EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has allowed Bulgaria and 14 other EU countries to exceed their budget limits in order to boost..
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