Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis is in Sofia for a two-day visit focused on Bulgaria’s preparations to join the euro area, the European Commission said.
On Monday, Commissioner Dombrovskis will deliver a speech at the University of National and World Economy, followed by a Q&A session with students.
On Tuesday, the Commissioner will take part in the high-level conference ‘Bulgaria on the Doorstep of the Eurozone’ joining Bulgarian and international leaders, including Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, ECB President Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and the President of the Eurogroup and Ireland’s Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe, for discussions on Bulgaria’s euro accession.
As part of the conference, Commissioner Dombrovskis will participate in a high-level roundtable together with Temenuzhka Petkova, Bulgaria’s Minister of Finance, Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, and Pierre Gramegna, Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism. There, the Commissioner will discuss how the euro can strengthen Bulgaria’s resilience and competitiveness in the current geopolitical context. He will also discuss how Bulgaria’s entry into the euro area would reinforce the resilience of the euro area in the global economy and the international role of the euro. Additionally, the Commissioner will outline policy priorities for Bulgaria to thrive in the euro area in the years ahead, drawing from his experience in Latvia and more recent euro accessions.
On the same day, Commissioner Dombrovskis will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Jeliazkov and a working lunch with Minister Petkova. Commissioner Dombrovskis and Minister Petkova will participate in a joint press conference that will be livestreamed on EBS. Finally, the Commissioner will meet with the newly appointed Speaker of Parliament, Raya Nazaryan. Commissioner Dombrovskis Pays Two-Day Visit to Bulgaria THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-03 14:50:23 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