"Who was main beneficiary of this? Obviously Germany, before Euro Deutsch Mark was becoming a very strong currency, so German products were expensive (similarly

"Who was main beneficiary of this? Obviously Germany, before Euro Deutsch Mark was becoming a very strong currency, so German products were expensive (similarly to Swiss Franc)." I know this is contested, but the other narrative is that Germany was forced into the EUR by Paris in exchange for unification. Greece forced itself into the EUR by blackmailing Germany for WWII atrocities.