EU Commission set to propose legislation for digital euro

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  • The European Commission will soon propose legislation on a central bank digital currency.
  • It is currently investigating the development of the digital euro.

The European Commission will "soon" come out with a legislative proposal on a digital euro, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said in a video statement at the "Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and businesses" conference.

“The timely adoption of a legal framework for the digital euro would give all stakeholders the necessary legal certainty to prepare for its possible introduction and send a strong signal of political support,” Lagarde said. 

“I'm very much looking forward to the legislative proposal for establishing a digital Euro, which the European Commission will propose shortly,” she added.

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The European Central Bank's digital euro project is centered around making central bank money digitally available. It launched an investigation into developing a central bank digital currency in 2021 and sought external opinions on the development of the digital euro, with public consultations, from April to June. 

The two-year examination of the digital euro will conclude in September 2023, along with an indication of whether the European Central Bank will decide to launch a central bank digital currency.


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