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Emerging Europe Weekly: Bulgaria gets the green light, Poland election fallout

The European Commission gave its approval for Bulgaria join the euro-zone next year and, while the macroeconomic implications of euro adoption will be small, geopolitically it will bind the country closer to European institutions and a pro-western path. Elsewhere, Poland’s presidential election result could encourage a slightly slower pace of fiscal consolidation over the next couple of years.

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