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Zsolt Darvas

Macroeconomics specialist, Bruegel

2 articles · 31 December 2025 to 28 January 2026

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Argued the current euro level is well below historical highs and that companies have adapted to far larger exchange rate swings.
Noted that euro changeovers typically produce a minor inflation effect of less than 1 percent.

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Euro hits $1.20 as dollar slides, reviving ECB intervention debate

The single currency reached its highest level against the dollar since 2021 while Trump welcomes the greenback's decline. Economists are split on whether the eurozone can absorb another competitiveness shock.

Peter van den Berg28 January 20268 min read

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Bulgaria joins eurozone as 21st member amid public division and political turmoil

The lev disappears on 1 January after a fixed conversion rate of 1.95583 to the euro. Polls show the country almost evenly split, while the outgoing government collapsed weeks before the changeover.

Peter van den Berg31 December 20257 min read

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