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Bulgaria meets criteria to join the euro area on 1 January 2026

June 5, 2025 by European Union Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission concluded that Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro as of 1 January 2026 – a key milestone that would make it the twenty-first Member State to join the euro area. This assessment is set out in the 2025 Convergence Report, […]

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