Bulgaria

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6,4 Million

Population

110.994 km²

Area

Official Language

Bulgarian

Capital

Sofia

Currency

Euro

President: Iliana Iotova

Prime Minister: Rumen Radev

Governing Parties: Progressive Bulgaria (PB)

Briefing on the Most Recent Parliamentary Election: 2026

Date of the Next Parliamentary Election: 2030

National Day: 3 March (Bulgarian Day of Liberation from the Ottoman Empire)

EU Integration Timeline

18 December 1995
EU Membership Application
1 January 2007
Bulgaria joins the EU
31 March 2024
Partial accession to the Schengen area via the removal of air and sea border controls
1 January 2025
Schengen Area accession
1 January 2026
Euro adoption