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The Bulgaria 2011 Review: Finance [Jan 07, 2012] Bulgaria and the Eurozone Bulgaria Still Wants In, Preaches Common Sense In 2011 Bulgaria's center-right government continued, even though with varying degrees of zeal, to pursue European integration and made clear that the single currency woes and doomsayers' warnings of a possible crack-up will not give it a pause. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Committed to Euro [Sep 09, 2011] From The Wall Street Journal By Joe Parkinson SOFIA, Bulgaria?Bulgaria remains committed to adopting the euro as quickly as possible despite the crisis engulfing the bloc, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said in an interview Friday, offering a rare vote of confidence in the single currency's long-term future. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Currency Board Architect Slams Euro as 'Creature of Politics' [Mar 09, 2011] Steve Hanke, the architect of Bulgaria's currency regime and one of the opponents of its eurozone aspirations, has slammed the single currency as 'a creature of politics, not economics and finance'. "The euro remains a creature of politics, not economics and finance. The hallmarks of this project have been more politicization, more centralization and more "harmonization", Steve Hanke wrote in an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria May Apply for Euro Entry Mechanism in 2011, Says Finance Minister [Dec 14, 2010] Bulgaria plans to apply for the single currency entry mechanism, ERM II, late next year, the country's finance minister Simeon Djankov has told WAZ.EUobserver in an exclusive interview. [via YahooNews] More >>

FinMin: Bulgaria Pushes Ahead with Pre-Euro Efforts [Apr 19, 2010] Bulgaria is pushing ahead with efforts to adopt the euro single currency following the thumbs up for its convergence program, the country's finance minister has assured the president of the European Central Bank. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Tougher Rules "Dim" Bulgaria's Euro Hopes (Novinite.com) [Mar 26, 2010] Euro zone leaders' decision to strengthen European Union budget rules to avoid a repeat of the Greek debt crisis will toughen the criteria and weaken the chances of single currency candidates, including Bulgaria. [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 >>

EU Leaders Oppose Bulgaria's Euro Aspirations (Novinite.com) [Feb 15, 2010] European Union political leaders have sent a discouraging massage regarding Bulgaria's ambition to adopt the single currency in the next two to three years. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: Euro Adoption in 2013 Tough Task (Novinite.com) [Feb 14, 2010] Bulgaria believes the country can significantly contribute to the stability of the single currency as it boasts the best fiscal policy parameters across the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Says to Help Euro Stability (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] Bulgaria's finance minister has expressed confidence that the country can significantly contribute to the stability of the single currency as it boasts the best fiscal policy parameters across the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>