The inquiry into the global significance of the euro, which is the second most important currency in the international …’s strategic autonomy. The main obstacles impeding the further internationalisation of the euro include the lack of a sovereign … behind it and the heterogeneity and struc­tural problems of the euro area member states. The international status of the euro …

This note is a synthesis of the various studies existing on the development of the use of the euro by the customers … of a regular survey of the Commission among European banks on the share of the euro in the payments and bank accounts. …