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.
About 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, which is the European Union's executive branch, and began throwing red paint and firecrackers at the building.
Police detain a supporter of Bulgaria's ultranationalist Revival party as he tried to storm the office of the European Commission during a demonstration against the country's plans of joining the euro zone,
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.
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Euronews went dumpster diving—not literally, don’t worry—through the EU Commission’s discarded legislation to see what’s been scrapped as outdated, stale, or just plain unworkable. Somebody had to do it,
Far-right opponents of Bulgaria's planned adoption of the common European currency recently attacked the offices of the European Union's representation in Sofia, triggering shock and condemnation. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on X that there were "outrageous scenes in Sofia where our EU office has been vandalised.
The European Commission said on Thursday it had approved a 920 million euro German state aid to Infineon for the construction of a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dresden.
The simplified package would remove 80% of companies from the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and delay reporting timelines.
Carmakers drive European shares lower after Trump’s tariff threats
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EUR/USD Forecast: Euro feels weight of Trump tariff talks
EU sees 28b-euro hit from Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs
The European Union (EU) estimates that the first wave of Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs will hit as much as 28 billion euros (S$39 billion) of the bloc’s exports in what would be a massive escalation in the US president’s trade war.
SOFIA - Bulgaria is fully prepared to adopt the euro from 1 January 2026, its government said on Tuesday, adding that it will ask European institutions for an extraordinary assessment that should open the door to the eurozone.
German bond yields dropped to a two-week low due to economic concerns in the euro zone. Market reactions followed Trump's tariff threats and weak U.S. economic data. Yields reflect ECB rate expectations,
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