In a working document published on Thursday 4 December , the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament proposes setting an initial holding cap of around €1,000 on the portfolio of a future digital euro, in order to prevent deposits from leaving banks and preserve the stability of the euro area economy. According to the centre-right politician, this threshold could be raised at a later date, in a second phase of deployment of the digital central bank currency.
The Group also supports...