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Aleksandar Brezar

Bulgaria switches to the euro amid mixed reactions from its citizens

Bulgaria entered the New Year on Thursday to become the 21st country to adopt the euro, a milestone met with both cheers and concerns, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union.

At midnight Bulgaria gave up the lev — meaning "lion," a symbol present in Bulgaria for centuries — and Bulgarian euro coins were projected onto the central bank's building.

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