The Paradox of EMU's External Representation: The Case of the G20 and the IMF
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2011

This paper revisits claims about the euro area‟s fragmented system of external relations in multilateral settings in the light of the global financial crisis. Focusing on the involvement of the EU and euro area in the G20 and the IMF Executive Board, it offers a case study of European influence during the most turbulent period for the international economic system since the Great Depression. Its central finding is that the euro area has been an influential international actor in these fora in sp