On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria adopted the euro as its official currency, following the positive assessment contained in the Convergence Report 2025 by the European Commission and the European Central Bank, within the framework of Article 140 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). With this, Bulgaria fully integrates into the

The signing of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur on January 17th opens a particularly important chapter for internationalization, given that it constitutes one of the world’s largest areas of economic integration, in a region with significant growth potential and a potential market of over 700 million consumers. Beyond its political dimension,

Venezuela’s oil production is largely based on extra-heavy crude, which cannot be exported without being blended with diluents that are mostly sourced from the U.S., which created a structural problem because said sanctions not only limited revenue generation but also essentially disabled the production capacity and, as a result, contributed to market distortions and operational

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the conclusion of negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and India. India, currently the world’s fourth-largest economy and the EU’s ninth-largest trading partner, represents a market of major strategic importance for European companies. According to projections,