cover image: THE EURO@25 ‐ THE VALUE OF UNITY Presentation at Athens University of Economics and Business Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist and Management Board Member 22 April 2024

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THE EURO@25 ‐ THE VALUE OF UNITY Presentation at Athens University of Economics and Business Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist and Management Board Member 22 April 2024

22 Apr 2024

5 THE EURO TODAY – 2ND MOST USED CURRENCY WORLDWIDE Snapshot of the international monetary system (%) 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Foreign International International Global payments  Foreign exchange  USD Exchange Reserves debt loans (SWIFT) turnover EUR Notes: “Foreign reserves” refers to the assets held by central banks as reserves. “Global payments” is based on SWIFT data and shows with what currenc. [...] 15 …BUT POLICY PACKAGES STABILISED MARKETS (Ten‐year government bond yield spreads against Germany, in percentage points) Euro's  Global  Debt  COVID‐19  Fiscal: ESM/EFSF €700bn of  inception Financial  Sovereign  and the  which €300 bn used 2011‐ Crisis Crisis War in  2018.  Ukraine €60bn EUMonetary:  ECB Draghi “whatever it takes”  – 2012 and OMT+ESM  Monetary: ECB asset  purchases (PSPP) 2015 ‐. [...] 17 THE FAST RECOVERY TESTIFIES TO RESILIENCE Fast real GDP recovery compared to previous  Resilience in the labour market crisis compared to previous crisis (pre‐crisis=100) Unemployment rate (%) Source: European Commission Source: European Commission 18 GREECE – FROM PANDEMIC DAMAGE TO OUTPERFORMANCE Real GDP growth of EA countries Fiscal balances of EA countries (in %) (in % of GDP) 15 5 10 0 5. [...] Note: The sample contains all euro area countries except Ireland. [...] Note: The sample contains all euro area countries except Ireland.

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