If the Bulgarian banks pass successfully the stress tests and the asset quality review, this country will be able to apply for the ERM2 mechanism in the beginning of July this year. The average stay in the Eurozone waiting room is two years and then the applicant countries usually need another year to prepare for the introduction of the European single currency. Bulgaria can adopt the Euro no earlier than January 1, 2022, this country’s Minister of Finance Vladislav Goranov announced. Minister Goranov attended a discussion in Sofia themed Bulgaria’s Path to the Eurozone. Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the EC in charge of Euro, Social Dialogue, Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union and MEP Eva Maydell also took part at the forum.
People in Bulgaria are well aware of the causes and the consequences of climate change, but are uninformed as to the ways to tackle it, indicate data from the latest 6 th climate survey by the European Investment Bank. The survey was..
US Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten stated, in an interview for Trud newspaper, that Ukraine’s future was in NATO and it was a question of time when it would join. He reaffirmed that NATO was firmly committed to defending the security of all..
The Ministry of Education and Science will discuss a vision for change in the education system with MPs representing various parliamentary factions, interim Education Minister Galin Tsokov told BNR. The vision is for the benefit of the next regular..
The new Bulgarian Patriarch, Daniil, has spoken out in favour of reconciliation within the Orthodox churches. "There is a broken communion between..
The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party is proposing to its partners in the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition that..
Monday will be sunny and hot. In the east there will be light to moderate northeasterly winds. Maximum temperatures will be between 33° and 38°C , in..
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