📈 How can Europe strengthen its monetary union? This question opens up a wider reflection on how savings, investment and the common currency can work more effectively together, and how this, in turn, helps Europe build stability and competitiveness at the same time. At the Annual EU Budget Conference 2026, this reflection will take the centre stage through lively exchanges and high-level interventions. Speakers will discuss the foundations of the monetary union, the role of investment in driving growth, and the importance of economic convergence across the EU, tracing where Europe stands today and what choices will define Europe’s capacity to adapt and remain resilient in the years ahead.