One Month to Go: ECB Chief Highlights Bulgaria’s Final Steps Toward the Euro

Christine Lagarde announced that only one month remains before Bulgaria officially joins the eurozone, noting that the new Bulgarian euro coins will begin circulating across the monetary union from January 1, 2026. The President of the European Central Bank highlighted this milestone in a message marking the country’s upcoming accession.

During her early-November visit to Bulgaria, Lagarde underlined that the EU is ready to welcome Bulgaria as the eurozone’s twenty-first member....