Bulgaria likely to get EU Commission go-ahead to adopt euro from 2026, officials say

ReutersMay 28, 2025 1:57 PM

By Jan Strupczewski

BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is likely to give Bulgaria the green light on June 4 to adopt the euro currency from the start of 2026, several euro zone officials said, making Bulgaria the 21st country to join the single currency area.

The Commission will publish a "convergence report" next Wednesday on whether Bulgaria meets the criteria to adopt the euro, now used by 347 million Europeans in 20 countries.

Three senior euro zone officials said they expected the Commission report to be positive for Bulgaria, which has been striving to switch its lev currency to the euro ever since it joined the European Union in 2007.

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