From the 7th of April to the 9th, the European Central Bank spoke extensively about the Digital Euro, expressing hope about its potential and publishing an update of its rulebook. Its President, Christine Lagarde, also called for it, wishing to end European reliance on international payment solutions providers such as VISA, Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe and others.
They spoke extensively about it, because relying on US companies is relying on Trumps sanity…
They should just use existing blockchain and publish an EUR pegged stablecoin except with official backing of the central bank
This. Take the Tether model but with issuance directly from the central bank and guaranteed conversion to cash.