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No Longer Neutral: The ECB’s Geopoliticization of the International Role of the Euro

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  • Lukas Spielberger

    (Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)

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While the euro has, since its creation, been the world’s second most important currency, the ECB has long depoliticized the international role of the euro by proclaiming a neutral stance. However, as this article explains, since 2019, the ECB has embraced currency internationalization and framed the issue in geopolitical terms. This policy change reflects a response to a changed international political environment after 2018 and it has led the ECB to seek closer political coordination regarding external economic policy. As the international role of the euro has become a concern for the EU’s broader geoeconomic turn, it may, however, become difficult for the ECB to reconcile its political independence with its more geopolitical view of currency internationalization.

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  • Lukas Spielberger, 2025. "No Longer Neutral: The ECB’s Geopoliticization of the International Role of the Euro," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 13.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v13:y:2025:a:8877
    DOI: 10.17645/pag.8877
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