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Bulgaria to ask for EU assessment on its readiness to adopt euro next year
Bulgaria will ask the European Commission and the European Central Bank for an assessment on whether the Balkan country meets all criteria to join the euro zone in January next year, its finance minister said on Monday.
Bulgaria Seeks EU Assessment in Crucial Step for Euro Adoption
Bulgaria is set to request the European Union’s assessment on its readiness to join the euro area early next year, highlighting the government’s determination to move toward the single currency.
1,000 Bulgarian nationalists protest against government plans to adopt euro currency
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who demanded that the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone.
Bulgaria's anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building
The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.
Far-right opponents of euro adoption storm EU offices in Bulgaria
Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist pro-Russian Vazrazhdane (Revival) party fought with police on February 23 as they attempted to storm the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country's planned adoption of the euro.
Anti-Euro Protesters Attack EU Building In Bulgaria
Supporters of Bulgaria's pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane (Revival) clashed with police and set fire to the entrance of the European Commission building in Sofia on February 22. The incident occurred during a protest against Bulgaria's adoption of the euro.
Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone
Police said that several demonstrators had been arrested, while some officers had been injured during the clashes. #EuropeNews
Clashes erupt as Bulgarian nationalists march against euro
Several thousand people rallied outside Bulgaria's central bank and the European Commission building in Sofia to protest government plans to introduce the euro as official currency.Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters in Bulgaria's capital,
There’s a secret European Riviera with £1.50 pints that rivals Mallorca
Move over Mallorca and say au revoir to the French Riviera — there’s a new stretch of shoreline that looks set to be one the ...
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Europe's oldest int'l boxing tournament opens in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 76th edition of the Strandja, the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe, opened in the Sofia Sports Hall here on Monday. As many as 222 boxers from 22 ...
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Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia demand that European Commission reinstate quotas for Ukrainian agricultural products
The agriculture ministers of Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia have urged the European Commission to reinstate pre-crisis quotas upon the expiry of autonomous trade measures for Ukrainian ...
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Bulgaria: Five charged over clash at House of Europe building during protest led by pro-Kremlin party
Five people, one a minor, are facing criminal charges in connection with the clash with police and vandalism at the House of ...
UK targets people-smuggling gangs by partnering with Bulgaria
The UK’s contribution to that effort is symbolised by the Bulgarian and Union flags on the harness of the dog that was trained by the UK’s National Crime Agency to sniff out the kind of rubber used to ...
European city to get new mega-airport with incredible £214m terminal
The airport welcomed 7.2 million passengers in 2023, but with the new terminal that figure is expected to more than double.
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Dombrovskis: Bulgaria has still a chance to join the eurozone in 2026
SOFIA - Bulgaria's adoption of the euro in 2026 remains a realistic goal, but there is still work to be done, European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said before the start of the ...