Bulgaria, euro and planned adoption

Far-right opponents of euro adoption storm EU offices in Bulgaria
Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist pro-Russian Vazrazhdane (Revival) party fought with police on February 23 as they attempted to storm the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country's planned adoption of the euro.
Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone
Police said that several demonstrators had been arrested, while some officers had been injured during the clashes. View on euronews
Bulgaria's anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building
The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.
1,000 Bulgarian nationalists protest against government plans to adopt euro currency
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who demanded that the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone
Bulgaria's Revival Party Clashes Over Euro Adoption
Supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist Revival party clashed with police while attempting to storm the EU mission in Sofia. Protests erupted against Bulgaria's plans to adopt the euro, with demonstrators voicing concerns over loss of financial independence.
Anti-EU protesters storm EU mission in Bulgaria
Our EU office has been vandalized,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling the attack “outrageous.”
Clashes erupt as anti-Euro protesters attempt to storm EU mission in Bulgaria
If there is no referendum, we will block the work of the National Assembly,” said Kostadinov, whose party is the third largest in parliament. Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, has been plagued by political instability over the last several years.
Eurostat: Bulgaria has lowest percentage of online shopping in EU
Bulgaria had the lowest percentage in the European Union of internet users who made online purchases in 2024, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on . Online shopping in the EU
EU building and police attacked during pro-Russian protest in Bulgaria – photo
Clashes broke out in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on Saturday, 22 February, between police and protesters of the pro-Russian Revival party who attacked the EU Delegation in the country. Source: European Pravda,
Clashes erupt as Bulgarian nationalists march against euro
Several thousand people rallied outside Bulgaria's central bank and the European Commission building in Sofia to protest government plans to introduce the euro as official currency.Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters in Bulgaria's capital,
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