Dossier · Non-legislative procedure

Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026

Reference: 2025/0158(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consultation
Where it stands: Parliament gave its opinion on 8 July 2025. The Council takes the final decision.
Stage: Plenary vote
Lead committee: Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON

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Rapporteur: Eva MAYDELL
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 8 Jul 2025 · Passed
Versions: 3 versions

Rapporteur: Eva MAYDELL
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 8 Jul 2025 · Passed
Versions: 3 versions

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Where it stands

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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)

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People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
Rapporteur: Eva MAYDELL (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs: Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D), Auke ZIJLSTRA (Patriots), Marlena MALĄG (ECR), Engin EROGLU (Renew), Rasmus ANDRESEN (Greens), Pasquale TRIDICO (The Left), Rada LAYKOVA (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
8 Jul 2025	Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026	New laws	Passed	531 for, 69 against, 79 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2025/0158(NLE): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
8 Jul 2025 Motion for adjournment of the vote	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	Rejected71–539–64
8 Jul 2025 Final vote	Abst.	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Adopted531–69–79

8 Jul 2025 Motion for adjournment of the vote

Rejected 71–539–64

The Left

Divided
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

For
8 Jul 2025 Final vote

Adopted 531–69–79

The Left

Abst.
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against

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Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament8 Jul 2025

Adopted text TA10-0139/2025 TA-10-2025-0139

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Tabled for plenary25 Jun 2025

Report A10-0113/2025 A-10-2025-0113

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Committee draft18 Jun 2025

Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-774298

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Adopted text TA10-0139/2025: Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council decision on Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026.
Report A10-0113/2025: Parliament approves the Commission proposal for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026, based on its assessment of convergence criteria.
Draft report (ECON): 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.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0113/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0139/2025

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.

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Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0113/2025

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Timeline, 5

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 25 Jun 2025–8 Jul 2025

8 July 2025

Plenary vote

Sitting of 8 Jul 2025 Adopted text TA10-0139/2025 Report 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.

Report A10-0113/2025

Committee stage 3 steps · 18 Jun 2025–24 Jun 2025

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.

Draft report (ECON)

Connections

Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

Texts voted on

Text REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the adoption by Bulgaria of the euro on 1 January 2026 Report A10-0113/2025 8 Jul 2025

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0158
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026”. Dossier, 8 July 2025. procId 2025-0158, reference 2025/0158(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0158 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0158(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0158 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0158,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-07-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0158}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0158},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0158, reference 2025/0158(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0158(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}