Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, once likened the euro to a bumblebee – a “mystery of nature” that shouldn’t be able to fly, but somehow does. Draghi used this metaphor at the height of the tumultuous Greek debt crisis in 2012, when many wondered if the demise of Europe’s single currency was imminent.
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(FILES) A file picture taken on May 21, 2012 in the French northern city of Lille, shows a 1 euro coin and a pile of euro cents displayed on the European flag.
