Professor Joe Nellis is economic adviser at MHA, the accountancy and advisory firm. Eurozone inflation edged up to 2.2% in November, a slight rise from the 2.1% recorded in October. The headline number continues to hover close to the European Central Bank’s 2% target, but the underlying picture remains uneven. For the wider eurozone economy,…
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On 4th of June 2025, the European Commission announced that Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro. The announcement follows the release of the 2025 Convergence Report, which stated that Bulgaria met all nominal convergence criteria of the EU – price stability, public finances criterion, exchange rate and convergence of long-term interest rates. Furthermore, the…
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