Switching to the euro: Bulgaria joins the euro almost twenty years after joining; cheer mixes with fear over prices – The Times of India

Bulgaria adopted the euro as its official currency on Thursday, making it the 21st country to join the eurozone. A long-awaited milestone that comes almost twenty years after the Balkan country’s accession to the European Union, but which has exposed deep political and public divisions.At midnight, Bulgaria formally gave up the lev, which had been […]