The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.5% in January 2025, up from 2.4% in December 2024. In Bulgaria, it accelerated more sharply in January to 3.8% from 2.1% a month earlier, reaching the highest level in 12 months (since January 2024, when it rose by 3.9%).
After the data was released, Democratic Bulgaria MP Martin Dimitrov said at a briefing with journalists that Bulgaria has "huge chances" to join the eurozone, "unless the government plays a double game and sabotages itself". He called on the government to request an extraordinary convergence report from the European Commission and to launch an informational campaign on the euro in response to the disinformation in society regarding the introduction of the single currency in Bulgaria.
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