The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, believes that the introduction of a pan-European payment solution, through the creation of the digital euro, has become “imperative” for Europe to retain its strategic autonomy, in his letter to the leaders of the euro area countries, who will be meeting in Brussels on Thursday 20 March, on the fringes of the European Council.
Noting an acceleration “at an unprecedented pace” in the evolution of the digital payments industry (see...