SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Days before Bulgaria was expected to become the 21st member of the eurozone, opponents of the move geared up Saturday for a final battle to change the schedule. Thousands ...

Thousands of protesters gathered on a central square in downtown Sofia to protest government plans to adopt the euro.

Thousands protest Bulgaria's euro adoption, call for referendum The Balkan country joined the European Union in 2007 and is now on the final stretch of its accession to the eurozone ...

Days before Bulgaria was expected to become the 21st member of the eurozone, opponents of the move geared up Saturday for a final battle to change the schedule.

Despite euroscepticism, European integration is one of the few issues that unites Bulgaria’s fragile coalition government – although not all political parties agree with joining the eurozone.

Bulgaria’s government has announced plans to join the eurozone early next year. This is a contentious decision, as many Bulgarians do not want to abandon their currency, the lev, in favor of ...

Demonstrations opposing the planned adoption of the euro took place in several Bulgarian cities today. Participants in the protests, held in defense of the national currency - the lev - called for ...

Aleksandar Nikoloski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport of North Macedonia, issued a pointed message directed at Bulgaria and its former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, emphasizing ...

Nikoloski counters: "The substance of the problem is that Bulgaria is using its membership of the EU to put pressure on us. They are neglecting our language, our culture and our national identity.