The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, marked 100 days since Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone. The event was marked with a social media post highlighting the importance of the euro as a single currency.

“100 days have passed since Bulgaria adopted the euro – from 12 countries using our single currency in 2002 to 21 today,” Lagarde notes, accounting for the period from January 1st to the present.

The marking is accompanied by a short video clip that presents the development of the euro over the years. It recalls that in 2002, the currency was used by about 305 million people in 12 countries, with approximately 7.8 billion euro banknotes in circulation.

Currently, the euro is used by about 358 million people in 21 countries, and the banknotes in circulation reach 30.9 billion.