Europe must not weaponize euro, ECB policymaker warns
Publicat:The euro zone should not weaponize its own currency in a global conflict as that could ultimately undermine it, an influential European Central Bank policymaker said on Friday, just as the EU was contemplating seizing Russian state assets, according to Reuters. European officials have been debating for months whether to confiscate frozen Russian assets, including […] The post Europe must not weaponize euro, ECB policymaker warns appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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