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Bulgaria
Bulgaria joined the euro area in January 2026 after large protests and a rejected referendum request, so the digital euro project now covers it. Its EU wallet law was only in public consultation in February 2026 and the country is seen as likely to miss the deadline. It abstained on the WHO Pandemic Agreement in May 2025.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Bulgaria
- Program
- Electronic ID card; private eID providers such as Evrotrust; planned national wallet
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- Draft EUDI Wallet law (public consultation 17 Feb 2026); Electronic Identification Act
A draft law published on 17 February 2026 would give everyone a free, voluntary wallet run by the e-government minister, with mandatory acceptance by electronic service providers. Biometric Update (1 Oct 2026) says the Council of Ministers approved steps to provide a wallet and appoint a supervisor, but Bulgaria is unlikely to meet the January 2027 deadline. EU Regulation 2024/1183 requires every member state to offer citizens a digital identity wallet by the end of 2026.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- In development
- Name
- Digital euro
Euro-area member. The ECB says it is preparing a possible first issuance during 2029, with a pilot planned for 2027, and assumes EU law is adopted in 2026. The European Parliament voted on 9 July 2026 to open talks with the Council; no final law is confirmed. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-07-09Rolling it out
The European Parliament voted 416 to 169 to open talks with the Council on the digital euro law. Sofia Globe — European Parliament votes to open negotiations on the digital euro ↗
- 2026-02-17Rolling it out
A draft law creating the national EU Digital Identity Wallet was published for public consultation. BTA ↗
- 2025-07Pushback
Parliament rejected President Radev's last-minute referendum on the euro, citing a Constitutional Court ruling. RFE/RL — Bulgaria euro adoption divides public ↗
- 2025-06-28Pushback
Thousands protested in Sofia against euro adoption and demanded a referendum. The Week/AP — Bulgaria euro protest ↗
- 2025-05-20Pushback
Bulgaria abstained on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, objecting to the process for negotiating its Annex. Third World Network — WHA78 pandemic agreement vote, abstentions ↗
UN and WHO
How Bulgaria has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- Abstained
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Abstained
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 76.2 · rank 41 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Sovereignty score
How the -2 adds up
- +1Abstained on the WHO Pandemic Agreement (May 2025) source ↗
- -1Building a CBDC (development stage) source ↗
- -1Must offer an EU digital ID wallet by Dec 2026 source ↗
- -1Prices carbon nationally (tax or emissions trading) source ↗
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People pushing back
Groups and cases in Bulgaria
- Vazrazhdane party and civic groups (euro referendum campaign)Led protests in Sofia in 2025 against adopting the euro and demanded a referendum; Parliament rejected it. source ↗
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.