site.btaUPDATED The Change Is Here, Says Continue the Change

"The change is here! The European Parliament just welcomed Bulgaria with 'Welcome to the Eurozone'," Continue the Change said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. 

“Our country has been striving for this since it joined the European Union in 2007,” the text reads. The steps taken in recent years towards the adoption of the euro in Bulgaria are also listed. “For years, Bulgaria was in the waiting room. No one dared to bring Bulgaria closer to the heart of Europe for so many years. After efforts, precise budgets, diplomatic meetings, and reforms, we have now reached this point,” the text reads. 

Continue the Change reminded its followers that on May 27, 2022, Kiril Petkov's government adopted the National Plan for the Introduction of the Euro, and on July 5, Nikolay Denkov's Cabinet submitted a budget with a 3% deficit.

In a video posted on Facebook, Continue the Change Chair Assen vassilev said that Bulgaria is now a full member of the eurozone. "Thus we became full members of the EU and all its formats. The European Parliament vote today concluded the process and the change has happened. No decision will be made without Bulgaria's participation and without heeding with Bulgaria's voice. From now on, whether we will live up to the European standards depends on us alone," he added.