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
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest the first semi-final and qualified for the final by placed 7th with 177 points Bulgaria reached the final for the fourth time,finishing 14th with 166 points. On 10 September 2018, it was announced that Bulgaria had submitted a preliminary application to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, but on 15 October 2018, BNT announced that they will not take part in the contest in Tel Aviv, Israel due to financial difficulties. As of , Bulgaria's voting history is as follows: Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest Bulgaria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times since making its