On the night of December 31 to January 1, ATMs across Bulgaria will experience a brief technological pause lasting approximately 2–3 hours, Assoc. Prof. Dr. James Yolovski, Secretary General of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria , told Nova TV. This short outage is part of the country’s transition to the euro , and authorities stress that citizens do not need to take any special preparatory measures. ATMs will be equipped with both leva and euro banknotes in separate cassettes, a system