Eurozone
Euro area
Updated 7 November 2026
The 20 EU members sharing the euro under the European Central Bank — monetary union without full fiscal union, the tension at the heart of European economics.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Members
- 21 states
- ECB President
- Christine Lagardesince November 2019
- Eurogroup President
- Kyriakos Pierrakakissince December 2025
- Next summit
- 26 November 2026Brussels, Belgium
- Last summit
- 19 March 2026Brussels, Belgium
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $62.7 billion