2026-08: "Confidentiality and the Digital Euro - CPCP 2026"
organized by CNIL
Discussion on the Digital Euro
The discussions between EU institutions for the adoption of a legal framework and technical infrastructure for a retail digital euro are progressing, with a Council position defined in December 2025 and a vote within the European Parliament by June 2026, whereas the ECB has announced the launching of a pilot phase for 2027. The digital euro, with both an online and an offline modality, is announced to be a digital equivalent of cash and to secure a high level of confidentiality. As a strong request from citizens, given the risks of tracing and reuse of transaction data the project entails, confidentiality is indeed a key feature of the digital euro design. But the devil is in the details: what is meant by confidentiality exactly, for which actors and with the help of what techniques, can this political promise be upheld?
Panel with Aymeric Pontvianne (moderator), Leon Schumacher (Taler Systems SA), Rita Camporeale, Philipp Täufer and Dr. Andrés Chomczyk Penedo.