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- The European Central Bank is advancing toward implementing a digital euro as EU lawmakers back legislation.
- Lawmakers approved amendments stating digital euro is essential to strengthen EU sovereignty and ensure payment integrity.
- The project faces opposition from privacy advocates and commercial banks fearing government surveillance.
- ECB President Christine Lagarde reassured lawmakers that the digital euro would not replace cash and would maintain user privacy.
- Pilot testing is planned for 2029.
