The National Bank of Bulgaria (BNB) and Bulgaria’s Economic and Social Council signed a memorandum of cooperation to deepen coordination around Bulgaria’s preparations to join the euro area and introduce the euro, including related stakeholder engagement and communications. The memorandum was signed at the central bank by BNB Governor Dimitar Radev and Council Chair Zornitsa Roussinova. The cooperation is intended to leverage the Council’s platform of employers, trade unions and consumer organisations, with the Council drawing on BNB expertise for initiatives linked to euro area accession communications. After the ceremony, the leadership teams discussed future joint initiatives, including events on the effects of euro area entry on young people focused on education, incomes and job prospects.