VRT NWS Nieuws - Tim Hermans (NBB) : Europees Parlement keurt invoering digitale euro goed: hoe gaat het werken en wie zit erop te wachten?
In het Europees Parlement, in de commissie Economische Zaken, is zonet een wet goedgekeurd die de invoering van de digitale euro mogelijk moet maken. De digitale euro moet de digitale variant worden van cash eurobiljetten en -muntstukken. De digitale euro moet Europa minder afhankelijk maken van Amerikaanse betaalsystemen Visa en Mastercard
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