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Croatia, Bulgaria take big step toward joining the euro

by AP Business Writer
| July 10, 2020 3:27 PM

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Croatia and Bulgaria took a big step toward joining the shared euro currency Friday, underlining the currency bloc's attraction despite its 2010-2015 debt crisis and the continuing debate about how to strengthen it against possible future trouble.

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