Bulgaria to become the 21st country to join the euro, deepening EU ties despite fears

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its ...

Bulgaria prepares for the euro amid excitement and scepticism

Bulgarian banks, businesses and shoppers were preparing this week to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt ...

Cash-like privacy is among digital euro’s 'hardest political tradeoffs'

According to experts, the digital euro will be decided through political compromise as lawmakers clash over how much privacy ...

EU Governments Agree on Digital Euro in Key Step for Project

European Union governments agreed on a common position on the digital euro, marking an important milestone for the project ...

How Spain’s Central Bank Views Stablecoins And The Digital Euro

Spain's central bank offers an interesting view inside of what the Eurosystem is building around blockchain and ...

Bulgaria switches to the euro amid mixed reactions from its citizens

Bulgaria has become the 21st country to adopt the euro, replacing the lev after nearly 20 years in the EU. While many hope it ...

Euro at 27: A currency that keeps expanding, but the resistance hasn’t disappeared

The euro launched on 1 January 1999 as an electronic currency for 11 founding nations including Germany, France and Italy, ...

Euro zone manufacturing slips deeper into contraction at year-end, PMI shows

Euro zone factory activity retreated further into contraction territory in December as production decreased for the first ...