Translate the following English sentence to French:
"I have already had occasion to congratulate the European single currency, in other words, the euro, on its gain in strength in recent weeks, but today I would like to call for the establishment of a European bank."
J'ai déjà eu l'occasion de féliciter la monnaie unique européenne, c'est-à-dire l'euro, de l'amélioration de ces dernières semaines, mais à cette occasion je voudrais insister pour que l'on organise une banque européenne.