Bulgaria becomes 21st member to adopt euro after EU green light

EU ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single currency area’s 21st member.Bulgaria’s switch from the lev to the euro comes nearly 19 years after the country of 6.4 million people joined the European Union.“We did it!” Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov said.“We thank all institutions, partners and everyone whose efforts made this landmark moment possible. The government remains comm