Shops, commercial outlets, and various types of services will no longer be able to accept payments in Bulgarian levs.
From February 1, Sunday, the lev will no longer be an official means of payment in Bulgaria.
Shops, commercial outlets, and various types of services will no longer be able to accept payments in Bulgarian levs, and the official currency in the country will become the single European currency, the euro.
Starting today, citizens are required to pay in euros. Merchants are no longer required to accept levs, and change for each transaction will be given only in euros.
Commercial banks and post offices will exchange levs for euros free of charge until July 1 this year.
The Bulgarian National Bank will exchange lev banknotes and coins for euros at the official exchange rate free of charge, in unlimited quantities and without time restrictions. | BGNES