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Preparation phase documentation
The focus of the preparation phase, which started in November 2023, is to lay the foundations for the potential issuance of a digital euro. This includes finalising the digital euro rulebook and selecting providers that could potentially develop a digital euro platform and infrastructure.
- 7 October 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 2 October 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENTAnnexes
- 2 October 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 2 October 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 5 September 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSRelated
- 5 September 2024
- MIP NEWS
- 5 September 2024
- LETTERS TO MEPS
- 23 July 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENTAnnexes
- 23 July 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 23 July 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 24 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - PROGRESS REPORTRelated
- 24 June 2024
- PRESS RELEASE
- 24 June 2024
- LETTERS TO MEPS
- 21 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 21 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 21 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 21 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 21 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 21 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 27 May 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 17 May 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 15 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 11 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 11 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENTAnnexes
- 11 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 11 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 11 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 11 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 14 June 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 9 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 9 April 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 25 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTSAnnexes
- 18 March 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 3 January 2024
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 12 December 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 12 December 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 14 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 14 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 8 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENTAnnexes
- 8 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 8 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 8 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 7 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 7 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENTAnnexes
- 7 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
- 7 November 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE DOCUMENT
Investigation phase documentation
Between October 2021 and October 2023, as part of the digital euro project’s investigation phase, we conducted a prototyping exercise and invited market participants to take part in market research in order to get an overview of options for the technical design of possible digital euro components and services. The experimental work was conducted in close collaboration with the market. Focus group research also feeds into the project work by providing insights into peoples’ attitudes towards digital payment methods.
- 18 October 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 18 October 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 18 October 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 October 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 10 October 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 6 October 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 September 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 September 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 12 September 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 18 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO PREPARATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 13 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - PROGRESS REPORT
- 4 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 4 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 July 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 15 June 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 13 June 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 13 June 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 7 June 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 26 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 15 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 12 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 16 June 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 11 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 11 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 10 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 10 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 12 June 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 24 April 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - PROGRESS REPORTRelated
- 24 April 2023
- PRESS RELEASE
- 24 April 2023
- SPEECH
- 12 April 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 12 April 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 5 April 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 April 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 2 May 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 14 March 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 14 March 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 24 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 22 March 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 24 March 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 15 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 15 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - SCHEME RULEBOOK DEVELOPMENT GROUP DOCUMENTS
- 16 January 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 13 January 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 13 January 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 February 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 21 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - PROGRESS REPORTRelated
- 21 December 2022
- LETTERS TO MEPS
- 23 January 2023
- SPEECHIntroductory statement by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
- 8 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO GOVERNANCEAnnexes
- 8 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO GOVERNANCE
- 8 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO GOVERNANCE
- 8 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO GOVERNANCE
- 2 January 2023
- DIGITAL EURO GOVERNANCE
- 7 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 7 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 7 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 6 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 23 January 2023
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 10 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 5 December 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 9 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 9 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 9 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 9 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 9 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 9 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 28 November 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 17 October 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 3 October 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 29 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE - PROGRESS REPORTRelated
- 29 September 2022
- SPEECHIntroductory statement by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
- 29 September 2022
- LETTERS TO MEPS
- 16 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 16 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 16 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 16 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 16 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 1 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 1 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 1 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 1 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 September 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 22 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 11 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 6 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 6 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 5 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 5 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 5 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 25 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 28 April 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 28 April 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 17 May 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 1 July 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 22 April 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 4 April 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 30 March 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 30 March 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
Related- 30 March 2022
- PRESS RELEASE
- 30 March 2022
- SPEECHIntroductory statement by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
- 9 March 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 9 March 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 9 March 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 25 February 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 19 January 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 19 January 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 19 January 2022
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2021
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASEAnnexes
- 10 November 2021
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2021
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2021
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
- 10 November 2021
- DIGITAL EURO INVESTIGATION PHASE
Experimentation work documentation
In September 2020 the Eurosystem’s High-Level Task Force on Central Bank Digital Currency launched experimental work on a digital euro with a view to assessing, and gaining further insights into, the technological feasibility of design choices for a digital euro.
- 11 October 2021
- 11 October 2021
- 11 October 2021
- 11 October 2021