High level conference: Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and businesses

This high level conference was the opportunity to listen to

• Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)
• ECB President Christine Lagarde
• The President of the Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe
• Vice-President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili
• MEP and ECON Chair Irene Tinagli
• G7 Finance Track Chair and German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner
• EVP Valdis Dombrovskis
• Commissioner Mairead McGuinness
• Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
• Commissioner Thierry Breton
• ECB Executive Board Member Fabio Panetta
• and other high-level and industry speakers.

The Eurosystem has launched the investigation phase of a digital euro project. Many other jurisdictions are also exploring options for central bank digital currencies. The Commission has announced a legislative proposal on a digital euro for early 2023. In this context, the conference will be an opportunity to discuss key regulatory and policy aspects of a digital euro.

The conference was organised jointly by the European Commission and the European Central Bank. It was live streamed.

Programme

Speakers' biographies

Specific privacy statement

Useful links

• More on the digital euro

Video of the conference

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Registration

Registration was required only for on-site participation.
There was no need to register to watch the conference online.