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The Bulgaria 2010 Review: Finance [Jan 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria's center-right government revived its plans to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, after it was forced to drop the euro bid in April this year over a larger than expected 2009 deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and the Eurozone [Jan 07, 2011] Bulgaria's center-right government revived its plans to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, after it was forced to drop the euro bid in April this year over a larger than expected 2009 deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FinMin: Euro Adoption Not Yet Off the Table [Apr 12, 2010] Bulgaria 's planned application to join ERM II, the exchange-rate mechanism that aspiring euro-zone members must join before adopting the common currency, was "not yet off the table" although chances "now are a lot dimmer," the finance minister has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria drops plans for early eurozone entry [Apr 12, 2010] Bulgaria 's centre-right government on 9 April abandoned plans?to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, ERM II, after the country recorded a larger-than-expected deficit in 2009 as a result of unaccounted procurement deals signed by the previous socialist-led cabinet. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria , reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria admits to lies with budget revision [Apr 10, 2010] Buisnessweek - Bulgaria scrapped its bid to apply for the pre-euro exchange-rate mechanism after finding lies in budget data that forced a revision of the 2009 deficit beyond European Union limits. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Revises 2009 Deficit, to Delay Application for ERM [Apr 09, 2010] April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria will scrap its intention to apply to the pre-euro exchange-rate mechanism after revising upward its 2009 budget deficit to 3.7 percent of gross domestic product, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told reporters in Sofia today. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives up Euro Bid on Hidden Deficit [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's center-right government abandoned plans on Friday to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, over a larger than expected 2009 deficit caused by unaccounted procurement deals, signed by the previous Socialist-led cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

FinMin: Bulgaria Euro Adoption in 2010 Mission Impossible [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's aspirations to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, will not be rewarded this year, the finance minister has admitted.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Roubini: Bulgaria Euro Adoption Likely in 2014 Earliest (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] European Union member Bulgaria will not manage to restore its economic growth before 2011 and can only see its aspirations for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called eurozone waiting room, the same year at the earliest, according to analysts at Roubini Global Economics. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Euro Craze Dooms It to Recession - German Analyst (Novinite.com) [Mar 18, 2010] Bulgaria has weak chances for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called eurozone waiting room, and making this top priority dooms it to a recession, a German analyst has commented. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's ERM II Dreams ???Dimmed??? (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] Bulgaria is weakening its chances for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, and can adopt the single currency no earlier than 2015, an analyst says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Tells Germany Euro Plans Firm (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has confirmed in Germany that the country will apply this year to join the exchange-rate mechanism, the two-year currency stability test prior to euro adoption. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany Vows Objectivity on Bulgaria Euro Bid (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] Germany will be objective in its support for Bulgaria's application to join the exchange-rate mechanism, the two-year currency stability test prior to euro adoption, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Says Euro Bid Top Foreign Policy Priority (Novinite.com) [Jan 22, 2010] Bulgaria's application to join the exchange-rate mechanism, the two-year currency stability test prior to euro adoption, is the top priority of its foreign policy for the next six months, the finance minister has said. [via YahooNews] More >>