Bulgaria claims it is fully ready to adopt the euro.
The EU's poorest country has met most of the Maastricht criteria for joining the eurozone, keeping public debt low and making huge efforts to keep the budget deficit below 3%. Reducing inflation was the last condition to be met.
The final assessment of Bulgaria's readiness lies with the European Central Bank and the European Commission.
@mf_newsdigest be a poor country -> adopt euro -> become even poorer country