The head of the Bulgarian government’s coordination council on euro adoption, Vladimir Ivanov, issued an appeal on January 13 to the public to get euro banknotes and coins before the January ...

Bulgaria remains in the final days of dual currency use, with payments accepted in both levs and euros until January 31. From February 1, all transactions will officially use only the euro.

The collection of leva banknotes and coins is advancing steadily, with 67% of the currency already deposited at the Bulgarian National Bank, leaving approximately 10 billion leva (around €5.1 billion) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Numerous euro banknotes lie on a table. The European Central Bank (ECB) has made a preliminary selection of designs intended for ...

On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will bid farewell to its lev currency and become the 21st European nation to adopt the euro. The Balkan country of 6.7 million people has been a European Union (EU) member ...

All 20 EU member states that have adopted the euro as their currency form one part of the European Union; non-EU countries ...

Euro and dollar banknotes and the words “Sanctions” are placed on the Russian flag in this illustration on May 16. Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is seeking a new design for euro banknotes, with possible subjects including great cultural figures like German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, or birds ...