The digital euro would be a European electronic means of payment accessible and accepted in all euro area countries. Why do we need it? How would the digital euro work?

Mar 7, 2025 · Lagarde will likely stay throughout the Digital Euro preparation phase, a project she has been firmly behind, with about two-and-a-half years until her eight-year term.

Jun 24, 2024 · The digital euro aims to provide access to public money in a way that keeps pace with the digital age, benefiting consumers, merchants and payment service providers. It would …

Oct 18, 2023 · The next phase of the digital euro project – the preparation phase – will start on 1 November 2023 and will initially last two years. It will involve finalising the digital euro rulebook …

The digital euro is the project of the European Central Bank (ECB), decided in July 2021, for the possible introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The aim is to develop a fast …

As a digital form of central bank money, the digital euro would offer consumers and businesses more choice, reinforce the EU’s digital transition, and strengthen the international role of the euro.

Jan 16, 2023 · The creation of a digital euro would require an appropriate legal basis, involving the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union based on a legislative …

Jul 13, 2023 · The Eurogroup examined the progress made on the digital euro project. The discussion was based on an update from the European Commission ahead of the publication …

Oct 18, 2023 · The European Central Bank took a further step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro that would let people in the 20 countries that share the single …

4 days ago · European lawmakers are voicing fresh doubt about the European Central Bank’s digital euro project after an outage in the ECB’s existing payment system caused delays for …