The digital euro has enraged half of Brussels. Here’s what you need to know.
19 September 2025
The debate is heating up as EU member countries try to reach a final agreement on how the digital euro should work and the European Parliament needs to approve it.
The ECB is pushing the digital euro because it argues that sitting idle makes the EU too reliant on US credit card giants to handle cross-border transactions.
The ECB is pushing the digital euro because it argues that sitting idle makes the EU too reliant on US credit card giants to handle cross-border transactions.