Bulgaria's European Union Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has made it clear her country will not give up the fight for the Cyrillic spelling of the single currency.

"Bulgaria's 2004 EU accession treaty that I personally signed contains the word "evro", Kuneva said in Sofia when asked to comment the dispute over the Bulgarian spelling of the euro currency.

The consumer protection commissioner spoke hours after Bulgaria agreed to enable the European Union to sign an accord on closer ties with Montenegro by embracing a compromise. The country acquiesced to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Montenegro next Monday, in whose Bulgarian text the single currency will be spelled by the use of the letters EUR.

According to Commissioner Kuneva in its battle for keeping the Cyrillic spelling of the euro currency in Bulgarian texts, the country can rely on the support of the European Commission, but talks with the European Central Bank will be tough.

The European Central Bank insists that the name of the common currency must be the same in all the official languages of the EU although the existence of different alphabets should be taken into account.

Bulgaria wants the euro to be spelt in Cyrillic.

"It is important that all countries are equally respected, including their linguistic peculiarities," Kuneva added.

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