A deadly fire erupted in a popular bar at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year’s Day, leaving dozens dead and around 100 people injured, many with serious burns, ...

From today, Sofia’s Center for Urban Mobility adopts the euro for all payments, with transport fares recalculated at the official rate of 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN and rounded down to benefit passengers.

Taxi fares in Sofia are set to rise with the start of 2026, coinciding with Bulgaria’s official adoption of the euro. From today, January 1, the minimum daytime fare per kilometer is €0.

President Rumen Radev described Bulgaria’s decision to adopt the euro as a strategic move taken at a highly contentious moment, speaking in his New Year’s address shortly before the country entered ...

On January 1, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks St. Basil’s Day, also known as Vasilitsa or Survaki, one of the most widely observed calendar and name-day holidays in the country.

From today, January 1, 2026, the euro officially replaces the lev as Bulgaria’s national currency, making the country the 21st member of the eurozone. The move marks a major milestone in Bulgaria’s ...

On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will officially adopt the euro, completing a process of European integration that began with EU membership in 2007. With this step, the Bulgarian lev will exit circulation ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Bulgaria’s entry into the euro area, calling it one of the European Union’s most significant achievements. Speaking ahead of January 1, 2026 ...

The remaining national central banks of the euro area will also take part in exchanging Bulgarian lev banknotes for euros ...

The European Central Bank will visually mark Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone with a special light installation on the ...

El-Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, remains largely deserted nearly two months after being captured by the ...

Bulgaria has received EUR 1.47 billion from the European Commission as part of the third tranche under the National Recovery ...