US EditionBulgaria Still Has Billions of Left, Although It Has Been Withdrawn From Circulation and All Payments in the Country Are Made Exclusively in Euro
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A month after Bulgaria joined the euro area official, the euro is the only legal means of payment, replacing Bulgarian lei, inform Novinite. On 1 February 2026, lei was officially withdrawn after Bulgarian citizens used in the balance sheet and euro in January. By 30 January, about 75% of the left in circulation was delayed, remaining about 7.7 billion people in the population.
Bulgaria has finally switched to euro payments since February 1, replacing the national currency with the lev.
As of today, February 1, the euro becomes the sole official currency in Bulgaria. The lev will no longer be acceptable for payments for goods, services and obligations, the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance announced. According to the law on the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, prices of goods and services will continue to be displayed in both currencies until August 8, 2026, in order to ensure transparency and prevent speculative practices, wr…
Today, 1 February, Bulgaria has completed a transitional period of adjustment to a single European currency, and the national lion has now lost its legal status as a payment agent in trade networks and services. All of the country's cashiers have been finally converted to the euro, and business has been given the right to formally deny customers access to old banknotes, reports the Bulgarian service Radio Liberty, recalling that Bulgaria officia…
In Bulgaria, since February 1, the transition period ended, when it was possible to pay in parallel with the Bulgarian lev and the euro - from now on, payments are made exclusively in euros.
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