Thousands of people took to the streets in Bulgaria on Saturday, calling on the government to preserve the country's currency, the Bulgarian lev, and not enter the euro area.

A model holds a BGN 100 banknote that was introduced Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Euronews. Thousands protest in Bulgaria against Euro and to maintain national currency.

Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union. That would deepen ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. But the idea faces a populist ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. But the ...

Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union. That would deepen ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. But the idea faces a populist ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe.

Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union. That would deepen ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. But the idea faces a populist ...

Thousands of people took to the streets in Bulgaria on Saturday, calling on the government to preserve the country's currency, the Bulgarian lev, and not enter the euro area. In the capital, Sofia, ...

Bulgaria has been aiming to switch from its lev currency to the euro since it joined the European Union in 2007. However, after a long wait, a Eurobarometer poll in May showed that 50% of ...