The European Central Bank (ECB) has presented 10 design proposals for a planned new series of euro banknotes and is now asking citizens across Europe to have their say, with an online survey open ...

Seventy European economists urge EU lawmakers to prioritize a public digital euro with strong privacy and holding limits over private stablecoins, warning poor design risks leaving Europe dependent on ...

Bulgaria is set to become the newest member of the eurozone on January 1, 2026. While European Union officials have approved the move, public opinion across the country remains sharply divided. On ...

Seventy economists and policy experts called on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to back a digital euro that serves the public interest, arguing that it is crucial for Europe’s monetary ...

Last year, ECB received feedback that clearly stressed payments should remain a ‘private matter.’ Overwhelming negative comments flooded in less than two weeks since the European Commission launched a ...

The year 2026 began with a politically and financially impactful development in Bulgaria: the adoption of the euro as its official currency. The country, which has been part of the European Union for ...

The European Union is taking steps toward the development of a digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) designed to complement physical cash in an increasingly digital economy. In a ...

Six in ten European transactions flow through American infrastructure, such as Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Brussels wants to change that with the digital euro, its most ambitious plan. The EU’s ...