Interview by the BNB Governor Mr. Dimitar Radev for the Capital newspaper: The euro area offers us better protection against crises and populism

Bulgaria has received a positive assessment of its readiness to enter the euro area from the ECB and the EC, something you have been intensely working for over a long time. And from now on, is there anything that could prevent the changeover from the lev to the euro from happening on 1 January 2026? Behind this result stand considerable efforts on many fronts, most of which remain out of the public eye. I do not see any real obstacles to the successful completion of the process. However,…