The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee believes that “the euro’s global potential has not been fully reached”, according to the draft report by Danuta Hübner (EPP, Poland), which it adopted by a large majority (42 votes in favour, 7 against, 10 abstentions) on Thursday 4 March.
If the single currency played a greater international role, the EU would enjoy greater financial sovereignty and stability and European businesses would have easier access to...