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Assen Vassilev: The country is prepared to enter the eurozone

According to the former finance minister, the most optimistic date for our entry into the eurozone is January 1, 2026.

Jan 15, 2025 15:34 70

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Bulgaria is prepared to enter the eurozone. This was told to journalists on the sidelines of the parliament by the co-chairman of "Continuing the Change" and former finance minister Assen Vassilev, quoted by novini.bg.

According to him, it is good for us to enter the eurozone, and later a regular cabinet would deal better with speculation.

The annual inflation for the last 12 months is 2.6% – we cover the inflation criterion. This was also the last criterion that we did not cover, commented Vassilev.
The cabinet has two weeks to request a convergence report from the European Commission – with it and a subsequent decision of the council, the date for Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone is determined, he explained.

According to Vassilev, the most optimistic date for this is January 1, 2026.