On the eve of the upcoming Council of Europe and the December December Summit, the European Commission presents measures to strengthen the role of the euro in a changing world.
The commission described the strategic importance of the euro and the need to ensure that the single currency plays its full role in the international arena. Taking advantage of the support of future decisions aimed at strengthening the European Economic and Monetary Union, ending banking unification and advancing the Union of Capital Markets, the euro must develop its role on the world stage and reflect the political weight , economic and financial in the euro area. To this end, the Commission outlines, in a communication adopted today, the benefits of such a strengthening of the international role of the euro for the EU and the international financial system and proposes initiatives to increase the role of the common currency.
