A symbolic farewell to the Bulgarian lev took place in Varna as the country fully transitioned to the euro. At the city’s central cemetery, Rosen Markov, the chairman of the Bulgarian Men's Party, conducted a ceremonial “burial” of the national currency. Banknotes were placed in a coffin alongside a bouquet of carnations, marking the lev ’s exit from circulation, Bulphoto reported. Bulgaria officially joined the eurozone on January 1, 2026, and throughout January, both lev and euro were