AmCham Croatia participated at the Eurozone event in Sofia

AmCham Bulgaria advocates for the euro adoption in Bulgaria. On April 5, they organized an event to present the expectations of the business from this major step towards greater EU integration.

As the panelists participated Mr. Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, Metodi Metodiev,  Deputy Minister of Finance who presented their shared professional views, and clear-cut messages about the preparation of the country in this final phase of entering the Eurozone, as well as Andrea Doko Jelušić of the AmCham Croatia and Elias Spirtounias of the AmCham Greece.

Ivan Mihaylov, director of AmCham Bulgaria said: "The business in Bulgaria represented by all of our members, expects from each government and the political establishment to realize well organized and deepening integration of Bulgaria in the European Union. At this point it includes the adoption of the single European currency and the accession in the Schengen space."
Andrea Doko Jelušić said:"Croatia’s experience is an important lesson for other EU Member States adopting the euro, as it confirms that the economic costs arising from the effect of the changeover on inflation are mild and of a one-off nature.From the perspective of the business community, it is worth mentioning that AmCham Croatia conducted a business climate survey in December 2022 and January 2023 in which 73% of respondents believe that the introduction of the euro in Croatia will have a positive effect on their business, while only 4% consider it negative."