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Euro Challenge
Explore European economics, master global policy, and earn an all-expense paid trip to NYC!
Your Gateway to European & Global Economics
Launched in 2006, the Euro Challenge is a national competition sponsored by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States in partnership with the Moody's Foundation, W!se, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and MCEE.
- Grades 9 & 10 Eligible: High school freshmen & sophomores nationwide. *(Title 1 or 50%+ free/reduced lunch eligible schools may enter 11th & 12th graders)*.
- Team Size: 3 to 5 presenting students + at least 1 faculty advisor.
- School Entry: Each school may enter up to 2 teams.
📍 Important Dates & Event Locations
Michigan State Finals
Macomb Intermediate School District
44001 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
In-Person National Semi-Finals & Finals
Top advancing teams win an all-expense paid trip to New York City to present their economic research before expert judges!
📊 The 15-Minute Euro Challenge Presentation Task
Student teams deliver a 15-minute presentation addressing three core components:
- Describe Euro Area Economic Conditions: Analyze GDP growth, unemployment, and inflation across the 20 euro member countries, including monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB).
- Select 1 Challenge Topic & 1 Eurozone Country: Pick one specific economic challenge topic and illustrate its impact using one euro area member country.
- Recommend Policy Solutions: Propose policy recommendations for your selected country, explaining how having a single currency affects your policy choices.
🎯 Choose 1 Economic Challenge Topic:
🎥 Meet the Euro Challenge
🧰 Student Competition Toolkit
Access official preparation materials, country profiles, and scoring rubrics:
🌟 Benefits & Educational Goals
🏆 Student Benefits
- Develop public speaking, research, and analytical skills.
- Boost college applications and academic resumes.
- Network with professionals in economics and international relations.
- Meet the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States!
🎯 Program Goals
- Increase understanding of the European Union, Euro Area, and the euro (€).
- Promote comprehension of current economic challenges facing Eurozone member states.
- Support state content standards in global studies and economics.
- Foster communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and presentation capabilities.
| IMPORTANT DATES State Finals: TBD 2027 In-person National Semi-Finals: TBD |
Are you a high school student eager to dive into the exciting world of European economics? Or a teacher looking to inspire your students with real-world economic knowledge? Euro Challenge is your gateway to understanding the euro, the single market, and the policies that shape the European Union. Launched in the US in 2006, this competition offers a unique opportunity to explore and present on the European Union and economic topics. Join us for the 2026-27 competition, sponsored by the EU Delegation to the United States, and take on the challenge to expand your horizons, develop critical thinking, and network with professionals in economics and international relations! |
ELIGIBILITY
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*Eligibility requirements are subject to change. |
STEP 1 No info on students nor country or challenge selection needed at this stage. STEP 2 REGISTER YOUR TEAM Advisors enter names/grades of students, and country/challenge selection.
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Euro Challenge is a program of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States in partnership with the Moody’s Foundation, Working in Support of Education (W!se) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Euro Challenge is one of the EU Delegation's most important outreach programs for youth in the United States. Since its launch in 2006, Euro Challenge has reached more than 600 teachers and 5,000 students across the country. The EU Delegation is pleased to support this innovative academic competition to encourage American students to learn more about the European Union and its single currency, the Euro (€). | THE EURO CHALLENGE TASK For the 2027 Euro Challenge competition, which will take place in the spring of 2027, student teams will be asked to deliver 15-minute presentations in which they are required to: Describe the current economic situation in the euro area (the economic region consisting of the 20 EU member countries who have adopted the euro). The description must include a discussion of GDP growth, unemployment, and inflation in the euro area and a brief discussion of the current monetary policy activities of the European Central Bank (ECB). Select one economic-related challenge topic confronting the euro area as a whole (see list below), and pick one of the 20 member countries of the euro area to illustrate that challenge. Recommend a policy or policies for addressing the challenge you identified in the country you selected. Be sure to include in your recommendation a discussion of how having a single currency may or may not affect the policy choices for addressing the challenge. Teams can choose one of the following economic-related challenge topic:
*Challenge issues that are being updated |
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