MEPs back digital euro as ‘geopolitical necessity’ to counter US payment-system dominance

“We can no longer accept that digital payments are largely dependent on the goodwill of a few foreign providers. This package changes that,” said Markus Ferber, economy spokesperson for the conservative European People's Party group, after Tuesday's vote.

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