Prof. Bofinger was part of a panel discussion at the CEPS Round Table in Brussels discussing the future of the Digital Euro. The report, ‘A digital euro beyond impulse – think twice, act once’, which Prof. Bofinger and Thomas Haas contributed to, was presented and debated in a panel session. The report puts forward recommendations on what is necessary to be done prior to making the final decision over whether to issue a digital euro, as well as the approach to be followed once such a decision has been made.

Prof. Bofinger and Thomas Haas contributed to the development of the new CEPS publication by Thomadakis, Lannoo and Shamsfakhr. They emphasize the digital euro must provide clear benefits to both consumers and merchants in the EU in order to gain acceptance. Also planners should carefully ensure the minimization of crowding out European private solutions to ensure a functioning European payments market.

On October 11, a press conference by the Bank and Insurance Division of the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO) on the Digital Euro took place, featuring Prof. Dr. Peter Bofinger and Thomas Haas. The presented report can be downloaded here for free.