The adoption of the euro inevitably brings a degree of unease and uncertainty, much like the introduction of the currency board in the 1990s. This is how Petar Ganev, senior economist at the Institute for Market Economics, described the public sentiment in an interview with Bulgarian National Radio following the final approval of Bulgaria ’s eurozone entry. Ganev pointed out that the concerns of ordinary citizens - especially those in economically weaker regions - are less about the euro itself