International Role of the Euro: A Monetary Policy View

Studie 15-05-2020

At the intersection between international economics and geopolitics, propositions and predictions on how the euro could challenge the global dominance of the US dollar have been circulating since the inception of the common currency. After an initial period of expansion, since 2006 the euro’s international role has largely diminished or stagnated. Developments such as the resurgence of trade protectionism and, more recently, the COVID-19 crisis bring about a number of risks and opportunities for the euro at the global stage. In advance of the Monetary Dialogue with ECB President Lagarde on 8 June 2020, the ECON Committee’s Monetary Expert Panel has prepared a set of four papers on this topic. This publication is provided by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).