Dimitar Gardev, MP from the party "There is Such a People" (ITN) has asked this country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev whether the caretaker Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov had dual citizenship at the time of his appointment in the caretaker cabinet. Gardev cites media reports claiming that Petkov had Canadian citizenship, BGNES reported.
"I renounced my Canadian citizenship before taking up the post. This act was notarized", Kiril Petkov explained in response to a question whether he had dual citizenship when he took office.
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...
The European Commission (EC) has published its sixth annual Rule of Law Report , which covers the 27 EU member states and four candidate countries. The report notes legislative progress in Bulgaria during the Zhelyazkov cabinet's term, the..
With 531 votes in favour, 69 against and 79 abstentions, the European Parliament approved Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone on 1 January 2026...
During its plenary session in Strasbourg today, the European Parliament is scheduled to vote on 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...
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