Edition November 10, 2026

Safeguarding trust and monetary sovereignty in a digital payments era

The Eurosystem aims to extend the two-tier monetary system into the digital and tokenised sphere, preserving stability, trust in and the singleness of the euro, as well as strategic autonomy.

The digital euro is intended as a public, sovereign, pan-European means of payment; its regulation is advancing through the legislative process, and the ECB could commit to issuing it in 2027, paving the way for a potential issuance in 2029. The Eurosystem is exploring several architectural options with market participants, and the findings are expected to feed into an Appia Blueprint in 2028.

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