Bulgaria to become the 21st country to join the euro, deepening EU ties despite fears

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its ...
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Which countries will start using the euro in 2026?

This leaves only six countries in the 27-member EU still using their own currencies: The Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, ...

EU Governments Agree on Digital Euro in Key Step for Project

European Union governments agreed on a common position on the digital euro, marking an important milestone for the project ...

Cash-like privacy is among digital euro’s 'hardest political tradeoffs'

According to experts, the digital euro will be decided through political compromise as lawmakers clash over how much privacy ...

How Spain’s Central Bank Views Stablecoins And The Digital Euro

Spain's central bank offers an interesting view inside of what the Eurosystem is building around blockchain and ...

Euro zone manufacturing slips deeper into contraction at year-end, PMI shows

The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 48.8 in December from 49.6 ...

Bulgaria switches to the euro amid mixed reactions from its citizens

Bulgaria has become the 21st country to adopt the euro, replacing the lev after nearly 20 years in the EU. While many hope it ...

Euro at 27: A currency that keeps expanding, but the resistance hasn’t disappeared

The euro launched on 1 January 1999 as an electronic currency for 11 founding nations including Germany, France and Italy, ...