Christine Lagarde, the president of the ECB, emphasized the need to strengthen the role of the euro currency internationally, in order to reduce the impact of external shocks, especially from the USA.

The President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, has called for a strengthening of the euro's international role, arguing that the euro area is often affected by external decisions, especially from the USA. Although the euro has recently appreciated, Lagarde warned that the European market is vulnerable to volatility. She dismissed concerns that expanding the euro's role would affect the competitiveness of exporters, emphasizing that Europe's economic problems are largely internal and can be addressed through structural reforms.