ECB hopes to have political deal on digital euro by early 2026
- The European Central Bank hopes to reach a political deal on a digital euro by early 2026 to complement cash use across Europe.
- The ECB has pursued the digital euro project due to declining cash usage, rising private digital payments, and concerns over Europe’s monetary sovereignty.
- A member of the ECB’s executive board emphasized that the digital euro aims to preserve access to public money, offer consumer choice, safeguard privacy, and serve as a complement to cash rather than a substitute.
- Cipollone stated a political agreement from EU states and legislation are needed soon, expecting two to three years for launch after approval.
- The digital euro aims to strengthen Europe’s financial independence and reduce reliance on dominant private providers, but the launch timeline remains uncertain.
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The European Central Bank wants a political agreement by the beginning of 2026 to launch the digital euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) hopes that by the beginning of next year, it will have all political decisions to issue digital euro and then it will take two or three years to launch the currency, said Mr Piero Cipolone, a member of the ECB's executive board, at a conference, will transmit Reuters.
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FRANKFURT :The European Central Bank hopes to have all the political decisions in place by early next year to issue a digital euro and would then need two to three years to launch the currency, ECB board member Piero Cipollone said on Thursday. The ECB has been working on a digital version of the euro for yea
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