Bulgaria Aims to Join the Eurozone

Politics ♦ Published: September 22, 2012; 13:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

Ivan Iskrov, governor of Bulgaria´s National Bank explains that entering the Eurozone would be a long-term priority for the country.

Bulgaria Aims to Join the Eurozone / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Iskrov underlined that a full membership in the Eurozone would be a major goal for the country.

According to Bulgaria´s President Rosen Pleveneliev, Bulgaria already fulfills the Maastricht Criteria. He underlined that Bulgaria´s public debt quota only comes to 16% of GDP. The planned budget deficit in 2012 will reach 1% of GDP. The Bulgarian President stressed Bulgaria´s…