Handwritten notes on 5-euro bills from a 2021 Spanish drug raid exposed a crypto money laundering network linking Spain, Albania, Dubai, and the Netherlands.

Bulgaria remains in the final days of dual currency use, with payments accepted in both levs and euros until January 31. From February 1, all transactions will officially use only the euro.

The head of the Bulgarian government’s coordination council on euro adoption, Vladimir Ivanov, issued an appeal on January 13 to the public to get euro banknotes and coins before the January ...

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has clarified that euro banknotes that are scratched, intentionally damaged, or otherwise defaced cannot be reimbursed and should not be accepted in transactions.