Digital Euro

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)
Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source
An informal document shared among EU officials shows digital finance, and thereby crypto, topping a list of priorities to be discussed.
The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)
European Central Bank Shows It’s Serious About Enabling Digital Euro Offline Use
The bank plans to allocate the lion’s share of its $1.3 billion contract budget for providers to work on enabling offline payments for a digital euro.
EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)
Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues
Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency.
EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

Former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez (CoinDesk)
Digital Euro Can End Bank Crises, Is Better Than Deposits, Ex-Bank of Spain Chief Says
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could also be used to deregulate banking activities and help the banking sector grow, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez said during a European Pa...
Former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez (CoinDesk)

Pablo Hernández de Cos (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Digital Euro Isn't Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor
Europe's "highly efficient" payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said.
Pablo Hernández de Cos (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

ECB's digital euro project moves to next phase. (MichaelM/Pixabay)
Digital Euro Project Moves to 'Preparation' Phase
The move is not a decision to issue a central bank digital currency, the European Central Bank said Wednesday.
ECB's digital euro project moves to next phase. (MichaelM/Pixabay)

EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)
EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro
The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over the potential for state snooping
EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)

Piero Cipollone was grilled by EU lawmakers (European Parliament)
Italy’s Cipollone Defends Digital Euro as He Seeks ECB Role
Remarks at a parliamentary hearing suggest no digital currency swerve when Fabio Panetta steps down from his role at the European Central Bank in November.
Piero Cipollone was grilled by EU lawmakers (European Parliament)

François Villeroy de Galhau of the French central bank (IMF/Flickr)
EU Plans for Wholesale CBDC Out Within Weeks, French Central Banker Says
A central bank digital currency usable by financial markets is moving faster than a more controversial plan targeting regular citizens.
François Villeroy de Galhau of the French central bank (IMF/Flickr)

ECB President Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)
Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Lagarde Says
The European Central Bank chief said she wanted to address “conspiracy theories” about CBDCs and government snooping.
ECB President Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)