Daniel Gros

The 9th Thessaloniki International Symposium continues on Monday with its second public debate. The theme is "Global Recession and the Greek Economy."

The event features the head of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial research (IOBE), Nikos Vettas, and the director of the Center for European Policy Studies, Daniel Gros.

Bulgaria can not expect that by replacing the lev with the euro this will automatically lead to higher growth for the economy. In order to reach it, additional efforts have to be made by the state. The main expected benefit may be the lower cost of doing foreign transactions, which can save the country several million euros a year.