resident’s Juncker State of the Union address

International Role of the Euro

On December 5, 2018, the Commission adopted a Communication and a Recommendation on a stronger international role of the euro, following President’s Juncker State of the Union address in September 2018, in which he highlighted the strategic importance of the euro.

Since then, the Commission has run a series of consultations and stakeholder dialogues to determine the potential obstacles to a broader use of the euro. The consultation activities targeted stakeholders in the sectors of foreign exchange markets, energy, raw materials, agricultural commodities and transport. READ MORE