Secure, private and free-to-use means of payment, both online and offline
Privacy safeguards built in
Limits to individual holding, pilot testing and coordinated public awareness campaigns
The digital euro would offer citizens and businesses a private, secure and innovative way to pay, while reducing reliance on non-EU providers.
On Tuesday, the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee adopted its position on the single currency package, consisting of three files. The one on the establishment of the digital euro was adopted by 43 votes to...
As firms around the world adopt AI tools, the impact of AI on labour markets is being widely discussed. While AI’s potential to disrupt job markets could be significant, its effects on aggregate employment appear to be muted so far. Still, there is growing evidence that AI is negatively affecting employment for specific occupational sub-groups, particularly junior workers in highly exposed occupations. This box analyses the effects of AI on employment growth in recent years, focusing on the United States, where...
Blog | New policy tracker shows many governments pursuing costly responses to fuel and food price hikes, leaving less room to address future challenges.
As governments move quickly to shield people and businesses from the energy shock caused by the war in the Middle East, early evidence suggests many countries are resorting to untargeted and potentially expensive policies amid tight budgets. If the recent peace talks lead to a quick normalization of trade and oil flows, and prices go back...
Blog | This blog post is part of a special series based on the April 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook, a flagship report published by the World Bank. This series features concise summaries of commodity-specific sections extracted from the report.
Australian thermal coal prices reached $150/mt in early June, fueled by supply disruptions in China, export uncertainty in Indonesia, and rising summer electricity demand, before retreating sharply after the announcement of an end to military operations in the Middle East. Earlier in March,...
The European Commission published the fourth State of the Digital Decade report, showing that Europe has made progress on its 2030 digital transformation targets, such as secure and sustainable digital infrastructures and the digitalisation of public services – but the challenge now is delivering results at scale, speed and consistency.
The report comes as the Commission published the last Special Eurobarometer, showing that an overwhelming majority of Europeans rank digital policy as a top EU priority, firmly backing a more autonomous European digital future.
The...
On Tuesday, MEPs gave their final approval to two pieces of legislation implementing EU tariff commitments under the August 2025 EU-US joint statement.
Sunset clause: tariff preferences set to expire on 31 December 2029, unless renewed
Clear conditions set on tariff reductions on steel and aluminium derivatives
Safeguard mechanism to protect EU industry and agricultural sector
Sunset clause
The main regulation on industrial and agri-food imports will expire on 31 December 2029. By 30 June 2029, the Commission will make a...