Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0158(NLE)
Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament gave its opinion on 8 July 2025. The Council takes the final decision.
- Referred to committee(done) 19 June 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 June 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 June 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 July 2025
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
8 July 2025 · decision 1
Economy & single market, New EU law
Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026
Passed 531 for · 69 against · 79 abstained by a large majority
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the committee report reference is updated.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Eva Maydell (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D), Auke Zijlstra (Patriots), Marlena Maląg (ECR), Engin Eroglu (Renew), Rasmus Andresen (Greens), Pasquale Tridico (The Left), Rada Laykova (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council decision on Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Jun 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the Commission proposal for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026, based on its assessment of convergence criteria.
Committee draft· 18 Jun 2025
AI summary:This draft report concerns the proposal for a Council decision on Bulgaria adopting the euro on 1 January 2026. Parliament approves the Commission proposal and recommends lifting the derogation.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
8 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Jul 2025 Adopted text TA10-0139/2025Report A10-0113/2025
25 June 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
24 June 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
19 June 2025
Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
18 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0158(NLE)