Today’s conference calls upon us to assess these first two decades of the euro as well as to reflect on its future: 1. Which are the main challenges ahead? 2. How should EMU evolve? 3. What should we aspire for the future role of euro at the global level?
These are very important questions, which we must all reflect upon in order to contribute to  further strengthening the European project, bearing in mind the profound and rapid changes, at all levels, that have been taking place in the world in the last few years.