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
Hinduism in Bulgaria Hinduism in Bulgaria Hinduism is a minor religion in Bulgaria. Hinduism spread to Bulgaria by ISKCON. ISKCON started spreading Krishna Consciousness to Bulgarians from 1996. There are 137 Indians that live and work in Bulgaria. There are no Hindu temples in Bulgaria. Centre 1- Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 Joliot Curie, entrance from the South, Back Home Vedic Cuisine Centre 2- Sofia, Bulgaria, 119 St. Kliment Ohridski Boulevard, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Mandir The first Rathayatra parade in Bulgaria was organized in 1996. Till March 2008, twelve Rathayatra festivals were celebrated in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Rathayatra festival was the first in the