EU lawmakers give the digital euro the green light, but a rollout is still years away. EU lawmakers on Thursday backed kickstarting negotiations on creating a digital version of the euro, as the European Union races to introduce the currency. The project has been years in the making but the EU first needs to agree on the legal framework underpinning the virtual currency before it is available for use. https://mediafaro.org/article/20260711-eu-lawmakers-give-the-digital-euro-the-green-light-but-a-rollout-is-still-years-away?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward #DigitalEuro #Banking #Economy #Politics #EU #CBDC