Balgarianovinite.com The Coordination Centre on Euro Adoption will hold its regular briefing on Tuesday at 11:00 am at the Council of Ministers building in Sofia, the institution’s press service said. During the briefing, Vladimir Ivanov, Chair of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets and of the Coordination Centre, will present the latest data on the process of introducing the euro in Bulgaria.
This will be the first briefing of the Coordination Centre after the end of the dual circulation period of the lev and the euro, which concluded on January 31, 2026.
At the last briefing held on January 27, Ivanov said that the process of withdrawing lev banknotes from circulation was progressing quite well, citing data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showing that 67% of lev cash in circulation had been withdrawn. According to the latest BNB data as of January 30, 2026, this share has now reached 75%.
It also became clear that there have been reports against small retail outlets refusing payments with EUR 200 banknotes. Ivanov said that banknotes of this denomination are legal tender. Georgi Chanev, Chief Director of the Issue Department at the BNB, explained in turn that if a customer wishes to pay for a low-value item, such as a cup of coffee, with a EUR 200 banknote, the trader may refuse, as this would violate the principle of good faith. Coordination Centre on Euro Adoption to Hold Regular Briefing 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-03 07:10:45 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law