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 ...

The euro is the official currency of 21 EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its integration into the European Union. But the historic milestone arrives amid ...

Money is changing at a pace that would have seemed unthinkable even a few years ago. In just the last ten years, credit cards, debit cards and mobile phones have displaced cash, with notes and coins ...