Bulgaria adopts euro as official currency

Bulgaria adopts euro as official currency

Xinhua
02 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT+

On New Year's Day, Bulgaria adopted the euro as its official currency and became the 21st member of the euro area. Bulgarians have given varying takes on the reform.

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