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Saturday will see unusually warm temperatures for mid-March, with highs between 25 and 30°C, accompanied by strong winds and a yellow code for high winds in 24 regions. Sunday will bring a change in the weather with cumulus and cumulus-rain clouds developing and bringing short showers, along with a decrease in wind and temperatures remaining above average for this time of year.

The Eurogroup, a group of finance ministers from eurozone countries, has encouraged Bulgaria to adopt the euro. Bulgaria has requested an extraordinary convergence report on the euro, which will be prepared by the European Commission and will assess Bulgaria's progress towards meeting the euro convergence criteria.

The Bulgarian National Assembly's Culture Committee rejected a bill to rename the National Library Sts. Cyril and Methodius to People's Library, with proponents arguing for a "people's" status similar to other national institutions, while the library director opposed the change, citing its existing national status and concerns about politicization.

Bulgaria reallocates EUR 87 million originally planned for the Russe-Veliko Tarnovo motorway to the Europe motorway project. Additionally, approximately EUR 500 million intended for railway modernization to North Macedonia's border will now support the Sofia-Burgas rail route, as previous projects faced delays threatening EU funding.

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu's candidacy for the May presidential elections has been cancelled, sparking clashes between his supporters and the gendarmerie in Bucharest. Meanwhile, tensions are rising in Serbia ahead of a major anti-corruption demonstration expected to draw tens of thousands of protesters to Belgrade on March 15th.