The European Commission welcomes Bulgaria's continued ambition to join the euro area when all criteria for this are met, the institution told BNR following the news that Bulgaria will miss its January 1, 2024 target date for joining the euro zone.
"Accession to the euro area is governed by transparent rules and criteria that ensure fair treatment of applicant countries and successful membership. Regardless of the specific date of accession, the Commission will continue to work with Bulgaria to enable its successful membership of the single currency area," Brussels said.
"The eurozone is by no means a mirage and will not remain a mirage," Deputy Finance Minister Metodi Metodiev told Nova TV, stressing that Bulgaria must curb inflation and implement promised reforms.
Bulgaria and Romania will be fully admitted to the Schengen area, said Walter Ruck, President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry said during a meeting with Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova in Vienna. Austrian businesses have always..
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimitar Radev has met with EU ambassadors and discussed the country's upcoming accession to the eurozone , the BNB announced. The meeting was held in Sofia at the invitation of Hungarian..
With a growth of 2.2 percent, Bulgaria is among the top 6 countries in the EU, Caretaker Minister of Economy Petko Nikolov reported during the ceremony of presenting the annual awards of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry..
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