Bulgaria Votes Again After Four Years of Deadlock: What to Watch bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bulgaria’s influential former Prime Minister chas won the country’s seventh vote in less than four years, but will fall short of a majority needed to end political paralysis, exit polls show bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg Politics Slav Okov

#European countries still buying Russian #gas are rushing to find a way to keep paying for supplies after Dec. 20 that won’t violate surprise US #sanctions. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Romania and Bulgaria will gain full access to the EU’s passport-free area next year, following a grueling, nearly two-decade push that will help boost their struggling economies bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov andra timu

While #Hungary Foreign Minister Szijjarto said on Friday that a “legal-financial solution” had been found, #Bulgaria only said “an option” was discussed to allow the continued transit fee payments for #Russian #gas flows amid #sanctions. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

#Bulgaria will hold off taking the next step toward adopting the #euro until the Balkan nation formally meets all requirements -- a surprising move coming from a coalition government that has declared euro adoption a top policy goal. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

ECB’s Lagarde says Bulgaria convergence process is well advanced bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov Bastian Benrath

Bulgaria seeks EU assessment in crucial step for euro adoption bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov

Europe is vulnerable, and it knows it. bloomberg.com/news/features/… Slav Okov Alberto Nardelli Milda Seputyte Natalia Ojewska Andrea Francesca Palasciano Andrea Dudik andra timu

Eastern Europe, the region suffering world’s fastest population decline, is experiencing its lowest birth rates in 250 years. Can Croatia reverse the trend? bloomberg.com/news/features/… Bloomberg With Jasmina Kuzmanovic & Slav Okov

ECB welcomes Bulgarian inflation progress on euro adoption path bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov

Bulgarian central banker touts euro entry amid global shocks bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov

Trump’s eldest son wrapped up an eastern European tour that promoted the family’s growing business interests while opening channels to figures in the region who align with MAGA’s right-wing brand. With andra timu bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

Bulgarian president’s proposal for a referendum on joining the euro is blocked bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov

Bulgaria on track to win EU approval to join the euro next year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Jorge Valero Viktoria Dendrinou Slav Okov

Bulgaria is set to join the euro zone in 2026 after winning EU support bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Alexander Weber Slav Okov

In Bulgaria, deep-seated division over adoption of the euro... A piece well-worth your time, from Slav Okov bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Dimitar Radev, who’ll help set euro-zone interest rates from next year, has seen more than his fair share of political upheaval. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Taps running dry are part of life in Bulgaria — and a cautionary tale for the rest of Europe grappling with climate change origin.www.bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Slav Okov

ECB’s Lagarde touts the euro’s advantages to skeptical Bulgarians bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Slav Okov