Foreign exchange policy

Exchange rates, free convertibility of currencies, monetary union: how do they influence the stability of our currency and the various countries’ economic competitiveness?

Have a look at the global flows of trade and capital and see how the euro’s exchange rate fluctuates – second by second !

At interactive computer terminals, you can learn about the causes of exchange rate fluctuations and currency crises. Take a seat in our cinema and see how Europe came to introduce the euro and how Germans felt about their new currency in 2001 and 2002.

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