Balgarianovinite.com More than half of Bulgarians now support the euro, according to the latest spring edition of the Eurobarometer survey on public attitudes across the European Union.
In Bulgaria, which became the newest member of the euro area on January 1, 2026, support for the single European currency increased by 13 percentage points compared with the previous Eurobarometer survey conducted in the autumn of 2025. A majority of Bulgarians, or 55%, now support the euro, while 39% oppose it, the survey showed.
Overall support for the euro across the EU remained at 74%, matching its highest level since the currency’s introduction in January 2002. Support was even stronger within the euro area, where more than eight in ten respondents, or 82%, backed the common currency. Looking ahead to the next 12 months, 42% of Bulgarians said they expected the country’s economic situation to worsen, while 29% believed it would remain unchanged from the previous year. Only 23% of respondents in Bulgaria expected the economy to improve.
Across the EU, expectations were similarly pessimistic. Just 16% of respondents said they believed the economic situation in their country would improve over the coming year, while 44% expected it to deteriorate and 29% said it would remain unchanged.
At the same time, 56% of Bulgarian households described their financial situation as “good”, while 41% said it was “bad”. At EU level, the respective shares stood at 75% and 23%.
The survey was conducted between March 12 and April 5, 2026, across the EU’s 27 member states and included interviews with 26,415 EU citizens. Interviews were also carried out in nine candidate and potential candidate countries, excluding Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In Bulgaria, 1,015 people took part in the survey. More Than Half of Bulgarians Now Support Euro, Latest Eurobarometer Survey Shows 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-08 16:19:04 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