Banking Union – annual report 2024

Tabled by Rada Laykova

16. Removed: Notes the ECB’s progress Added: Regrets the ECB’s focus on the digital euro Removed: and the parliamentary dialogue being held with the ECB on the topic; understands existing reservations, such as with regard to its offline functionality, given that offline transactions reduce visibility and impair financial crime prevention; Added: despite the limited arguments for it; understands existing reservations; recalls that the digital euro should Removed: complement, not Added: only complement, never replace, cash; considers that the decision on whether or not to introduce … and other areas that go beyond the strict remit of monetary policy; Added: notes the recent prohibition on the establishment, issuance, circulation and use of a central bank digital currency within the jurisdiction of the United States;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE772.531v01-00