At a meeting in Luxembourg on June 19, the finance ministers of EU member states unanimously endorsed the Eurogroup’s recommendation for Bulgaria to adopt the euro starting January 1, 2026. The decision was confirmed by Poland’s Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski and welcomed by European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis, who described it as a major step in the accession procedure. The final stage now lies with the European Council and ECOFIN , which are expected to make the definitive