Kosovo accused of raising ethnic tensions by banning use of Serbian dinar
US and EU officials express concern about Pristina forcing ethnic Serb minority to use the euro
January 2024
From the Guardian archive
The launch of the euro – archive, 1999
On 1 January 1999, 11 of the 15 countries of the EU adopted the euro as their common currency
December 2023
Jacques Delors obituary
Champion of the European Union’s single market and currency whose vision of a centralised, federalist bloc found less favour
September 2023
ECB raises interest rates to highest level since euro launched
Central bank’s president hints this may be the peak for rates in drive to bring down stubborn inflation
January 2023
Croatia takes final steps into EU with open border and euro switch
Common currency was already used for valuations and bank deposits in former Yugoslav country, which joined the EU in 2013
September 2022
Project Syndicate economists
Will the dollar’s recent rises end in whiplash?
Kenneth Rogoff
Some previous surges were followed by sharp declines, but world instability means the euro and yen could fall
July 2022
The Guardian view on European democracy: central bankers are villains and heroes
Editorial: The European Central Bank is effectively deciding how much a eurozone government can spend. That can’t last for long
Euro dips below parity against dollar for first time since 2002
Single currency tanked to low of $0.9998 as Ukraine war and high gas prices fuels concern of recession in Europe
Why is the euro doing so badly against the dollar?
Analysis: Investors often turn to US currency in times of uncertainty and there are plenty of reasons for them to be jittery
March 2022
Mariupol attack no different from siege of Leningrad, Zelenskiy says – video
'How does your blockade of Mariupol differ from the blockade of Leningrad during the years of World War II?', Zelenskiy asks
December 2021
Euro banknotes to get first big redesign with 19-nation consultation
New theme being sought to replace current ‘ages and styles’ motif, says European Central Bank
June 2021
Moving on: why the EU is not missing Britain that much
On the 5th anniversary of Brexit, commentators reflect on the EU’s success at rallying together after Britain’s exit
December 2020
Margaret Thatcher said plan for the euro was 'a rush of blood', archives reveal
The then British PM told her Irish counterpart that the bureaucracy in Brussels was a ‘politburo’ and was tying the UK up in regulations, papers show
April 2020
Business live
Eurozone downturn and US jobless surge hit markets - as it happened
The euro area is suffering its worst contraction ever, as the French economy suffers its biggest plunge since the second world war
March 2020
This is Europe
Italy will be Europe's canary in the coalmine for the post-Covid economy
Marchel Alexandrovich
All eyes will be on the southern European state to see if the ECB’s measures will prevent a health emergency becoming an economic one, says economist Marchel Alexandrovich
November 2019
Greece feeds economic recovery with tax law to lure investors
Mitsotakis government seeks foreign capital from new residents in prosperity drive
September 2019
Business live
London Stock Exchange rejects Hong Kong takeover approach – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including reaction to Mario Draghi’s latest package to save the eurozone economy
June 2019
Riven with tensions, Europe is in for a stormy and fractious autumn
Simon Tisdall
As the bloc struggles to agree its future strategy, leaders remain unelected, and its budget and emissions targets are up in the air
February 2019
Brussels’ failings on eurozone and Brexit
Letters: Peter Muchlinski says Brussels needs to wake up and offer a cooperative solution to Brexit. Michael Cunningham says Peter Mandelson’s endorsement of neoliberalism helped to lead us to Brexit
December 2018
Macron’s politics look to Blair and Clinton. The backlash was inevitable
Larry Elliott
The French president has cut taxes for the rich but maintained austerity. It’s a failed formula, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott
