Bulgaria and the euro Bulgaria and the euro Bulgaria committed to switching its currency, the lev, to the euro upon its joining the European Union in 2007, as stated in its EU accession treaty. The transition will occur once the country meets all the euro convergence criteria; it currently meets three of the five criteria, the exception being its membership for at least two years of the EU's official exchange rate mechanism (ERM II), which it has not yet joined despite the Bulgarian lev having been pegged to the euro since its introduction in 1999. In 2011 Bulgaria's Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov stated
Agriculture in Bulgaria the temperate deciduous forests that extend over the mountainous regions of Bulgaria . It includes big and small game and predators. Hunting in national parks and protected areas in Bulgaria is prohibited. Game in Bulgaria - Big game deer, deer, fallow deer, roe deer, wild boar, deer, chamois, bears and capercaillie. Small game - rabbit, pheasant, partridge, Thracian partridge, quail and Polish nutria. Predators - wolf, jackal, fox, wild cat, marten, badger, polecat, raccoon dog, wandering wild dogs, roaming wild cats, magpie, hoodie Rook daw and others. Agriculture in Bulgaria Prior to World War II, agriculture in Bulgaria was the