Deputy Minister of Finance Answers When Will Bulgaria Be Ready for the Eurozone

By mid-2025, Bulgaria will be ready to join the Eurozone, according to Acting Deputy Minister of Finance Metodi Metodiev. He predicts that by the end of this year, Bulgaria will meet the inflation criterion, which is currently the only unmet requirement for euro adoption. This progress will allow Bulgaria to request an extraordinary report.

Metodiev also mentioned that the Council of Ministers will soon vote on the Law on the Euro. He noted that nearly all necessary reforms for Eurozone membership have been implemented.

"Only one partial reform remains, involving a transformation program for state-owned enterprises. All these steps are being completed, and we are on the threshold of entering the Eurozone," stated Deputy Minister Metodiev at the "The Noise of Money" forum.