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January 1, 2026
On January 1, 2026, bulgaria officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 21st Eurozone country.
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Bulgaria officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 21st Eurozone country.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north.
Around 2026
The year in brief
2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2020s decade.
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On January 1, 2026
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2026 Bulgaria officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 21st Eurozone country. Country in Southeast Europe
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north.
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2026 A fire at a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, kills 41 people and injures 116 others. Deadly nightclub fire in Switzerland
On 1 January 2026 at 01:26 (CET), during New Year celebrations, a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. Forty-one people died in the fire, and 115 others were injured, with 83 initially being treated for severe burns. Intensive care units in Valais reached capacity, and victims were transported to hospitals in other parts of Switzerland and to other European countries.
Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 2026
- April 1 The Artemis II lunar flyby mission launches, marking the first crewed flight above low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- April 12 The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar wins the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, defeating Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, which had ruled the country for 16 years, marking the first change in government in Hungary for over a decade.
- April 15 Ten people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting at a school in Onikişubat, Turkey.
- April 18 Seven people are killed and fourteen others are injured in a mass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine
- April 25 Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.
- April 27 A train crash kills at least 15 people and injures 84 others near Jakarta, Indonesia.
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