Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova, Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis and European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni signed, in Luxemburg, a partnership agreement between the European Commission and Bulgaria for organizing an information campaign on Bulgaria’s changeover to the euro.
“It is an important signal to Bulgarian society and to our partners that the European institutions support Bulgaria’s road to its full integration. The government will continue to make every effort to prepare the country for accession to the Eurozone,” said Minister Petkova. The document coordinates the efforts of the Bulgarian and the European authorities for raising public awareness as the country enters and Eurozone and replaces the Bulgarian Lev with the euro.
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