Paschal Donohoe

Paschal Donohoe, Ireland's finance minister, speaking to members of the media as they arrive for meetings of the Eurogroup and European Union (EU) Economic & Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner makes his debut at the gathering of euro-area finance ministers in Brussels today, along with newly appointed counterparts from the Netherlands, Austria and Luxembourg. Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Digital Euro Will Have Privacy Safeguards, European Finance Ministers Say

Governments are discussing policy options for the central bank digital currency though no formal decision to issue one has been made yet.

Paschal Donohoe, Ireland's finance minister, speaking to members of the media as they arrive for meetings of the Eurogroup and European Union (EU) Economic & Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner makes his debut at the gathering of euro-area finance ministers in Brussels today, along with newly appointed counterparts from the Netherlands, Austria and Luxembourg. Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images

By Jack Schickler

Apr 4, 2022 at 6:56 p.m. UTC

Apr 4, 2022

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