EU finance ministers will meet today, Tuesday. to approve the candidacy her Bulgarian To join the eurozone next year, as the 21st member, surpassing the last obstacle.

The adoption of the single European currency will be the culmination of work for almost two decades to integrate it, an ambition since Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007. The eurozone will add another new member, as European Central Bank President Christine Laginou will boost the US Central Bank.

Successive governments in Sofia argue that this move will help increase the standard of living in the poorest EU Member State. However, Bulgarians are increasingly divided by levy of levs and the prospect of price rising. Thousands complained about the decision last week.

The ECB and the European Commission have confirmed last month that the Balkan nation met the official conditions to join. The European Parliament is expected to approve the adoption of Bulgaria and refer the issue to the Ministers of Finance.

Bulgaria will be the second country to adopt the euro in the last decade and one of the few to do so, as the euro crisis has threatened to destroy the monetary zone. The last member to join Croatia in 2023.

In the context of their accession conditions, all EU members are obliged to adopt the euro as soon as they meet the criteria. However, other EU nations, such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, were less willing to join, choosing instead to maintain their monetary sovereignty.