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Bulgaria C-Bank Deputy Governor Sees No Rush on Euro [Jun 07, 2010] The Currency Board is doing a good job in Bulgaria. We will hardly see any rush to join the eurozone in the short term, central bank Deputy Governor Kalin Hristov said at a financial seminar in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Launch ERM II Bid after European Economy Stabilizes [May 22, 2010] Bulgaria will wait for the stabilization of the European economy before launching its bid to join the Eurozone through ERM II, Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov announced Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Commissioner Georgieva: Bulgaria Stable on Euro Track [May 09, 2010] Even though the bar for accession to the Eurozone will probably be raised, Bulgaria has fair chances to join, Bulgarian EU Commissioner Georgieva believes. [via YahooNews] More >>

'Euro Father' Mundell: Greek Issues Won't Hurt Bulgaria Eurozone Bid [Apr 30, 2010] The financial problems in Greece will not interfere with Bulgarias accession to the Eurozone, according to the father of the euro, Professor Robert Mundell. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin Goes to Crucial for Euro Bid Ecofin [Apr 15, 2010] Bulgaria's finance minister is heading Thursday for Madrid where his colleagues from the other EU member states will consider and assess the country's convergence program, crucial for its decision how long to keep on hold plans to join the eurozone. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Decides on Euro Ambitions End-Week [Apr 12, 2010] Bulgaria will decide how long it will have to keep on hold plans to join the eurozone after the meeting of EU finance ministers later this week, which will consider and assess the country's convergence program. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rightist Allies Slam Bulgaria Rulers for Giving Up Euro Bid [Apr 09, 2010] The rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party has criticized the Borisov government for its decision to back out of applying for the Eurozone waiting room, the ERM II, in 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria deficit revision delays euro ambitions [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's Prime Minister says his country has put on hold plans to join the eurozone after sharply revising up its 2009 budget deficit to 3.7 percent of annual output. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria delays eurozone application as deficit doubles [Apr 09, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria 's public deficit for 2009 will be almost double the figure that had been expected, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said Friday, adding that Sofia would not apply for the eurozone waiting room as a result. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece Ambassador to Bulgaria Praises New EU Financial Support Mechanism [Apr 05, 2010] The new mechanism for financial support agreed upon recently by the EU leaders signals a new era for the EU and the Eurozone, according to Greek Ambassador to Bulgaria , Danai-Magdalini Koumanakou. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eurozone Dreams Wrecked by Hidden Budget Deficit (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Bulgaria?s hidden budget deficit may ruin Bulgaria?s dreams of joining the eurozone, Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov reported Saturday. Borisov, speaking at the extraordinary meeting of the Bulgarian Medical Association , said that if the BGN 2,12 B in contracts, including those signed by the previous government for energy projects such as the Belene Nuclear Power Plant and Tsankov Kamak, are not ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eurozone Dreams Wrecked by Hidden Budget Deficit (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Borisov said that Bulgaria?s application to join the eurozone is very important as it gives the country a safety net. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Tougher Rules "Dim" Bulgaria's Euro Hopes (Novinite.com) [Mar 26, 2010] Countries must be members of ERM II for two years before they can formally join the eurozone. Bulgaria has so far believeed that it could be ready for euro entry by 2013. Photo by EPA/BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria PM Backs Govt Eurozone Entry Push (Novinite.com) [Mar 25, 2010] Ex Bulgaria PM Sergey Stanishev has backed the current center-right GERB government?s attempts to join ERM II and eventually the eurozone. [via YahooNews] More >>

Brussels Thumbs Up Cheers Euro Hopeful Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Mar 17, 2010] The European Commission assessment of Bulgaria's three- year fiscal plan is one of the few positive, which boosts the country's chances of joining the eurozone waiting-room ERM II, insiders from Brussels have commented. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece's Eurobank EFG: Bulgaria Needs Tight Policy for ERM II (Novinite.com) [Mar 02, 2010] The Greek crisis has triggered fears about the stability of the eurozone and concerns that it may end up foiling Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro in three years, despite the country's budgetary rigor. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria President: Euro Adoption Political Issue (Novinite.com) [Feb 24, 2010] Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone is primarily a political issue, the country's president said in Brussels after conferring with Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme. [via YahooNews] More >>

Buzek: Bulgaria Euro Adoption in 2013 Mission Possible (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro in three years may be rewarded, according to the European Parliament president. ?Bulgaria has the opportunity to become member of the eurozone in 2013. I would welcome this kind of development,? Jerzy Buzek said after meeting the Bulgarian president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Set to Apply for ERM 2 by July (Novinite.com) [Feb 18, 2010] Amid growing fears that Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro soon may be foiled, the country's finance minister has assured officials from the International Monetary Fund that membership in the Eurozone waiting room remains top priority. [via YahooNews] More >>

RGE Monitor: EU to Stay Cool on Giving Bulgaria the Euro (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] The Greek crisis has triggered fears about the stability of the eurozone and concerns that it may end up foiling Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro in three years, despite the country's budgetary rigor. [via YahooNews] More >>