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LOCATION:Wiedner Hauptstraße 63 | 1040 Wien | Saal 2 Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
DESCRIPTION:JOINING THE CORE: BULGARIA'S MOVE INTO THE EURO AREA 4th FIW Round Table: 
 Focus Central\, Eastern and Southeast Europe When: Thursday\, 29.1.2026 | 1
 4.00h (Registration from 13.30h) Where: Wirtschaftskammer Österreich | Wie
 dner Hauptstraße 63 | 1040 Wien | Saal 2 Description On 1 January 2026\, B
 ulgaria takes an important step in its European journey by adopting the eur
 o and joining the euro area. This move marks a deepening of the country’s
  economic integration with the European Union and reflects years of converg
 ence and preparation. Beyond the technical change of currency\, the introdu
 ction of the euro represents a commitment to greater stability\, shared res
 ponsibility\, and closer cooperation within Europe. For Bulgaria\, and for 
 the EU as a whole\, it is a milestone that underscores the continued releva
 nce and appeal of the European project. Event language: English Programme 
 13.30 – 14.00 Registration and Welcome Coffee 14.00 – 14.15 Welcome A
 ddresses  Gudrun HAGER | Chief Operating Officer\, AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA
 \, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Cynthia ZIMMERMANN | Director General
 \, Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy\, Energy and Tourism Mario HOLZNER 
 | Director\, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
   14.15 – 14.45 Introductory Presentation: "Crossing the threshold: Bulg
 aria's path to the Euro"  Atanas PEKANOV | Economist\, Austrian Institute o
 f Economic Research\; Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulga
 ria  14.30 – 14.45 Introductory Presentation: "Beyond currency: Bulgaria
 's Euro Accession as a strategic choice"  Tanya MIHAYLOVA | Director\, Bulg
 arian Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria  
 14.45 – 16.00 Panel Discussion: "Future Gains: Unlocking Bulgaria's Euro
 zone potential"  Thomas HANEDER | CEO\, TPA Group Holding GmbH< Philippe KU
 PFER | The Austrian Trade Commissioner for Bulgaria Mariya MAERKOVA | Econo
 mist\, IFC - World Bank Group Tanya MIHAYLOVA | Director\, Bulgarian Diplom
 atic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Atanas PEKANO
 V | Economist\, Austrian Institute of Economic Research\; Former Deputy Pri
 me Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria  CHAIR: Philippe KUPFER | The Austr
 ian Trade Commissioner for Bulgaria 16.00 – 17.00 Networking Registratio
 n We kindly ask to register for this event until 27 January 2026. Please r
 egister here. FIW Round Table is a series of events to discuss current tra
 de policy issues and foster a systematic and sustainable networking among d
 ifferent actors in this field from Central\, Eastern and Southeastern Europ
 e. The FIW - Research Centre International Economics is a cooperation bet
 ween the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)\, the University 
 Vienna\, the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the University of Innsbruc
 k\, WIFO\, IHS and wiiw. FIW is supported by the Federal Ministry of Women
 \, Science and Research (BMFWF) and the Federal Ministry of Economy\, Energ
 y and Tourism (BMWET).
SUMMARY:4. FIW Round Table – “Joining the Core: Bulgaria’s Move into the Euro
  Area”
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 ve-into-the-euro-area/
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