{"id":170078,"date":"2026-07-13T09:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=170078"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:56:02","slug":"euro-digital-luz-verde-a-las-negociaciones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/euro-digital-luz-verde-a-las-negociaciones\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital euro: green light for negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On July 18th, the European Parliament backed the start of talks with the Council on the proposal for a digital euro, to ensure secure payments and reduce reliance on providers outside the EU.<\/p>\n

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With 416 votes in favour, 169 against and 22 abstentions, Parliament authorised the opening of interinstitutional negotiations on the creation of the digital euro and, by a show of hands, on the provision of related services by payment service providers established in Member States whose currency is not the euro.\u00a0The political groups Patriots for Europe, European Conservatives and Reformists, and Europe of Sovereign Nations had challenged the decisions, adopted on 23 June 2026 by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.<\/p>\n

The political groups European Conservatives and Reformists and Patriots for Europe had challenged the decisions adopted on 23 June 2026 by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to open interinstitutional negotiations on the creation of the digital euro and the provision of related services by payment service providers established in Member States whose currency is not the euro.<\/p>\n

A third dossier included in the same legislative package on the single currency, concerning the legal tender status of euro banknotes and coins, was not challenged; consequently, negotiations on this text may also begin, in accordance with Rule 72 of the European Parliament\u2019s Rules of Procedure.<\/p>\n

Fernando Navarrete Rojas (EPP, Spain), who is responsible for the parliamentary processing of the three legislative texts, will lead Parliament\u2019s negotiating team. The first round of negotiations with the Irish Presidency of the Council, representing the Member States, is expected to take place shortly.<\/p>\n

The main elements of Parliament\u2019s negotiating position include the following:<\/p>\n