Digital euro Parliament draft compromise tightens safeguards, oversight
( June 16, 2026, 09:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Stronger safeguards and greater parliamentary scrutiny underline the European Parliament’s draft compromise texts on the single currency package. The package includes a regulation on the digital euro, legal tender and digital euro services outside the euro area. Lawmakers would require extensive testing before issuance, keep online and offline payments within a single system, and introduce legislative oversight of digital euro holding limits. The draft texts are set to be voted in the Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee on June 23.Documents attached. ...
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