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Bulgaria plans to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone.The Bulgarian lev has been on a currency board since 1997, with a fixed exchange rate initially against the Deutsche Mark and subsequently its replacement the euro.
If Bulgaria follows the standard path to euro adoption, it would use the euro two years after joining the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM II) (a formality given the lev's peg to the euro). In late 2010, given Bulgaria's improving economy, analysts thought that Bulgaria would join the ERM II the following year. [21]
Denmark is the only EU member state which has been granted an exemption from using the euro. [1] Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden have not adopted the Euro either, although unlike Denmark, they have not formally opted out; instead, they fail to meet the ERM II (Exchange Rate Mechanism) which results in the non-use of the Euro.
The krone entered the ERM II in 1999, when the euro was created. See Denmark and the euro for more information. 10 July 2020 Bulgaria: Lev (лв.) 1.95583 15% 0% The lev has been on the currency board since 1997 through a fixed exchange rate of the Bulgarian lev against the Deutsche Mark. See Bulgaria and the euro for more information.
The Bulgarian lev is pegged to the euro through a currency board. As part of ERM II, the currencies have a fluctuation band of ±15%. Denmark, however, has committed to a tighter fluctuation band of 2.25%. [53] The Moroccan Dirham has been historically pegged to a basket of currencies including the Euro and the US Dollar.
Since the launch of the euro in 1999, the Bulgarian lev has been pegged to the euro at a fixed rate of €1 = BGN 1.95583, first through a strictly managed currency board, and then as part of ERM II. [5] [nb 3] Bulgaria officially applied to join ERM II on 30 April 2020. [79]
At first, the Bulgarian Lev was pegged to the Deutsche Mark, and from 1999 – to the Euro, at the rate of 1.95583 Leva for 1 Euro. Later in the same year the Bulgarian Lev was re-denominated. In 1998, the BNB Printing Works was opened for business, and it began the production of banknotes and bonds with a very high level of security.
Bulgaria and Romania are actively working to adopt the euro, while the four remaining states do not have a migration plan in progress. Bulgaria: The Bulgarian government aims to replace the Bulgarian lev with the euro by 2026. [30] [31] In November 2023, Bulgarian euro coin design has been revealed and approved by the Bulgarian National Bank. [32]