European Commission VP

Valdis Dombrovskis said that Bulgaria would not become a eurozone member before the beginning of 2025, stressing that the main challenge for the country is inflation, as the Balkan country aspires to adopt the euro as its currency before the beginning of 2024.

• Zoom out: Bulgaria, the poorest EU country, hopes that the euro will boost its economy and financial security, but its political crises make it difficult for them to fit the eurozone's criteria.