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(When) Will the digital euro be launched?
By Alexander Bechtel and Jonas Gross The introduction of the digital euro is delayed. Now, for the first time, the European Parliament has presented a concrete timeline. On the journey toward the digital euro, Piero Cipollone and Fernando Navarrete are essentially sitting in the same boat – yet they’re steering in opposite directions. While Cipollone,…
The digital euro is more than money
By Alexander Bechtel and Manuel Klein The ECB’s digital euro project is entering the next round. The success of the project also depends on the ECB’s willingness to use the private sector’s strengths. In mid-October, the European Central Bank (ECB) launched the next phase of its project to introduce the digital euro. During this so-called…