Bulgaria marked its entry into the euro zone on Thursday with a display of euro coins on the front of the central bank in the capital, Sofia.
As of midnight on 1 January, the euro became the country’s currency, replacing the lev.
Bulgaria becomes the euro zone’s 21st member and means they get a seat at the European Central Bank’s rate-setting Governing Council.
Successive Bulgarian governments have tried to make the step since the Balkan country joined the EU in 2007.
Some Bulgarians worry using the euro will increase prices.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov lost a confidence vote in December, after widespread protests against the 2026 budget.
A referendum on using the euro was proposed by President Rumen Radev but rejected by the outgoing government.
Now the number of Europeans using the euro exceeds 350 million people.
The last country to join the single currency group was Croatia in 2023.
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