Piero Cipollone: Europe's money evolves so people's freedom to pay remains
What changed vs prior statement
- 01No material change in policy stance vs prior statement.
- 02Language essentially preserved across key themes of digital currency and payment evolution.
- 03No vote-record change.
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Introductory statement by Mr Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Brussels, 3 June 2026.
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