Center-right lawmaker Stefan Berger, who previously negotiated the MiCA crypto law for the European Parliament, now heads up a CBDC proposal many colleagues are skeptical about.
. As rapporteur, Berger will propose amendments to the draft law that other lawmakers can themselves amend and vote on. In a later phase, he will lead negotiations with the Council to thrash out a unified version of the text.skeptical over the benefits
of a digital euro – including Markus Ferber, who is the economic spokesperson for Berger’s own political group. In emailed comments made to CoinDesk in July, Michiel Hoogeveen, a Dutch MEP who will lead negotiations for the European Conservatives and Reformists political grouping, said he opposed the plans.
The digital euro “is a solution looking for a problem and potentially only causes problems … it will only cause confusion amongst consumers and could undermine confidence in financial systems,” Hoogeveen said, although he acknowledged his party might not have enough votes to reject the plans outright. “We'll at least try to adjust it and I will try my utmost to address the concerns of citizens.”, and have proposed that it should be usable offline in a way similar to cash.
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