Bulgaria can get an approval for the introduction of the euro / day

Citizens’ concerns about inflation, a decrease in standard of living and an unknown future, accompanied by the distribution of misinformation in social media, describes the long -term efforts of the Bulgarian government to reach the country’s accession to the eurozone. It is likely that today the European Commission and the European Central Bank could confirm a positive assessment of Bulgaria’s readiness to introduce the euro from 1 January next year, reports Associated Press.

Bulgarian concerns about this step in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries of the European Union have been used especially actively by populist parties, both nationalists and Russia -friendly politicians. Also last weekend, several thousand protesters went on the streets of Sofia, who opposed the introduction of the euro and demanded a referendum on the euro to replace Leva.

The majority against

Public opinion polls Eurobarometer The results published last week show that those who have frightened Bulgarians with the negative consequences of the euro have contributed, as 50% of the surveyed Bulgarian population in the survey against the introduction of the euro, 43% in favor. As marked Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), another issue in this survey provides a partial explanation. The biggest problem in recent years has been considered by Bulgarians to increase the cost of living.