site.btaEP President Congratulates Bulgaria on "Big Step Forward towards Currency that Brings Security, Stability"

European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola congratulated Tuesday Bulgaria on its euro area accession as of January 1, 2026. She wrote on the social network X that "this is another big step forward for the people of Bulgaria and Europe towards a currency that brings security and stability."

Speaking at a press conference in Strasbourg, Metsola said: "We have an excellent result in the Plenary just a few moments ago, when 531 Members voted for Bulgaria to join the Eurozone and paving, I would say, the last steps of what we have been saying for a long time. That the euro means security and stability."

She also said the words "the euro is stability" in Bulgarian. 

The EP President highlighted Bulgaria's "incredible commitment": "By seeing the resounding success after so many years of being outside, that Bulgaria shows inside the Schengen area. A decision that was taken last year. By having achieved already substantial progress towards full economic convergence."