Bulgaria adopts the Euro

01/01/2026 10 min
Bulgaria adopts the Euro

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Episode Synopsis

At midnight on 01 January, Bulgaria became the 21st country in the European Union to adopt the Euro currency. Also, Serbia's main oil refinery has been given more time to find a new owner, as it tries to avoid US sanctions against Russian-owned oil companies. And, we visit the Chinese village at the centre of red paper lantern production.