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UID:investigation-phase@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231031
SUMMARY:Investigation — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:The ECB ran a two-year investigation into how a digital euro co
 uld work\, what it should do\, and how to protect privacy and financial s
 tability. Source: European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/d
 igital_euro/html/index.en.html)
URL:https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:preparation-phase@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251031
SUMMARY:Preparation — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:A two-year phase to design the rulebook\, select potential prov
 iders\, and test the technology before any decision to issue. Source: Eur
 opean Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2023/html/ecb
 .pr231018~111a014ae7.en.html)
URL:https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2023/html/ecb.pr231018~111a014a
 e7.en.html
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:next-phase@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251030
SUMMARY:Next phase — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:The ECB Governing Council decided to move to a further phase fo
 cused on technical readiness so that a digital euro could be issued if la
 wmakers adopt the regulation. Source: ECB press release (https://www.ecb.
 europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr251030.en.html)
URL:https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr251030.en.html
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:council-mandate@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251219
SUMMARY:Council mandate — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:EU member states agreed a common position on the digital euro r
 egulation\, allowing the Council to enter negotiations with the Parliamen
 t. Source: Council of the EU (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pr
 ess-releases/)
URL:https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:econ-vote@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260623
SUMMARY:ECON vote — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:The Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee approv
 ed its report on the digital euro regulation\, clearing the way for a ple
 nary vote. Source: European Parliament (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/co
 mmittees/en/econ/home/highlights)
URL:https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home/highlights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plenary-position@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260709
SUMMARY:Plenary position — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:Meeting in plenary\, MEPs adopted Parliament's mandate for nego
 tiations with the Council on the digital euro regulation. Source: Europea
 n Parliament (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en)
URL:https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:first-trilogue@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713
SUMMARY:First trilogue — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:The Parliament\, Council and Commission met for the first polit
 ical trilogue negotiation on the digital euro regulation. Source: Europea
 n Parliament (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en)
URL:https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:political-agreement@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
SUMMARY:Political agreement — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:Negotiators are targeting a political agreement between the Par
 liament and Council on the digital euro regulation by the end of 2026. Th
 is is a target\, not a deadline. Source: Council of the EU / European Par
 liament (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-euro/)
URL:https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-euro/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pilot@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271231
SUMMARY:Pilot begins — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:If the regulation is adopted\, the Eurosystem is expected to ru
 n a 12-month pilot in the second half of 2027 to test the digital euro en
 d-to-end before any issuance decision. Source: European Central Bank (htt
 ps://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html)
URL:https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html
END:VEVENT
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UID:first-issuance@countdown-to-digital-euro
DTSTAMP:20260917T051029Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291231
SUMMARY:Potential issuance — Digital Euro Live
DESCRIPTION:A first issuance could happen around 2029 — but only if the Dig
 ital Euro Regulation is adopted and the ECB Governing Council separately 
 decides to issue. Source: European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.e
 u/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html)
URL:https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html
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