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Bulgaria runs into setback in bid for euro membership

Bulgaria has hit a setback to its hopes of soon becoming a member of the euro after the European Central Bank said the EU's poorest country needs "wide-ranging" reforms to get its economy in shape to join. The statement came in the ECB's report card Wednesday assessing progress toward membership among seven European Union member countries that haven't yet joined the 19-country euro.