Discover how currency unions impact global economies, their historical development, and the critiques they face. Learn about ...
On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will bid farewell to its lev currency and become the 21st European nation to adopt the euro. The ...
The euro launched on 1 January 1999 as an electronic currency for 11 founding nations including Germany, France and Italy, ...
Cartoon by the French cartoonist Plantu, from March 1979, showing the new ECU as a guide and lifeboat for the nine participating countries (Source: Plantu. Le douanier se fait la malle, 20 ans de ...
Since the adoption of the euro in Bulgaria, a seemingly small linguistic detail has sparked notable public debate: why Bulgarian euro coins are marked with “stotinki” rather than “cents”. Bulgaria is ...