Balgarianovinite.com “At the moment, our phone lines are quiet. We have received very few isolated reports, mainly concerning refusal to accept payment in euros or refusal to accept payment in leva,” said Alexander Kolyachev, Acting Chair of the Consumer Protection Commission on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Overall, the situation is calm, he summarized, commenting on the first days after the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria.
Kolyachev said that there will be a one-month period of dual currency circulation, with both euros and leva in use.
“In addition to all planned routine inspections, this month we intend to be even more active on the ground. Together with the National Revenue Agency, we have drawn up a strict action plan, which we will follow both until the end of the month and throughout the entire period until August 8 this year,” he added.
He said that, under the law, traders are not allowed to return change in both euros and leva at the same time. So far, there is no data indicating such violations, Kolyachev added. He said that in such a case, the first thing a consumer can do is refuse the transaction, and second, file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Commission so it can be investigated.
Alexander Kolyachev explained that a customer may pay in either leva or euros if there is insufficient cash available in one of the two currencies. In addition, there is a limit on the number of coins that can be used in a payment, up to 50.
Since August 8 last year, prices of basic food products have not increased, or if there have been increases, they have been very slight and justified, related to seasonal factors or international quotations and markets. At this stage, we believe that traders are behaving very appropriately given the situation, said the chair of the Consumer Protection Commission.
“With any deviation, we are there, we will check, and we will sanction,” Kolyachev said. He explained that this is primarily a warning to traders in smaller towns, because in larger cities, where competition is high, prices either remain stable or, in some cases, even decrease for certain products.
“We conducted an inspection of hair salons to see what services and prices they offer, and now we are carrying out a follow-up inspection,” added the acting chair of the Consumer Protection Commission. He noted that data from the first inspection about a month to a month and a half ago showed that one out of ten hair salons had raised their prices, and they were immediately required to provide an explanation. Consumer Protection Commission Has Received Occasional Reports Related to Euro Introduction 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-02 10:58:39 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