ECB President Welcomes Bulgarian Central Bank Governor to His First Monetary Policy Meeting 2026

Balgarianovinite.com European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde welcomed Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev on Wednesday at his first participation in a monetary policy meeting of the institution after Bulgaria joined the euro area.
“It’s a pleasure to welcome Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev to his first monetary policy meeting since Bulgaria joined the euro area just over a month ago,” Lagarde wrote on her Facebook profile.
The ECB meeting began on Wednesday, with the decision on its key interest rates expected to be announced on Thursday, followed by the ECB President’s regular press conference.
The decision is of historic significance for Bulgaria, as this marks the first time the country is officially participating in the ECB’s decision-making process as a full member of the euro area.
Bulgaria joined the monetary union on January 1, 2026, and Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev has already taken his seat on the ECB Governing Council. Since September last year, he had been attending the institution’s meetings as an observer. ECB President Welcomes Bulgarian Central Bank Governor to His First Monetary Policy Meeting 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-04 21:27:53 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