#Eurodigital European lawmakers move forward with the launch of the digital euro for October 2025

Despite skepticism, ECB President Christine Lagarde is proceeding with the launch of the digital euro, scheduled for October 2025. Lagarde has emphasized that the CBDC will coexist with cash and will offer privacy protections to address concerns about government overreach.

"The European Union plans to launch the digital euro, the digital currency of our central bank, in October of this year," Lagarde stated during a press conference:

"We are working to ensure that the digital euro coexists with cash, addressing privacy concerns by making it pseudonymous and similar in nature to cash."