Bulgaria will ask the European Commission and the European Central Bank for an assessment on whether the Balkan country meets all criteria to join the euro zone in January next year, its finance minister said on Monday.

The euro edged higher on Monday as Germanys conservative CDU/CSU bloc secured 28.5% of the vote in the national election, followed by the far-right AfD at 20.5%, according to ZDF projections. Investors are now focused

The European Commission (EC) said on February 20 that it welcomes the political agreement reached the day before between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the