The ECB and 19 Eurosystem national central banks are set to test the functionalities of the digital euro in a pilot exercise. 36 payment service providers will work with selected retailers and Eurosystem staff to assess the reliability and user experience of the digital euro. This also includes five German payment service providers.

In an interview with the Slovenian newspaper Delo, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel expresses optimism about Germany's economic future and discusses current monetary policy challenges and the digital euro.

At the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel spoke with CNBC and Bloomberg about the challenges facing the euro area economy and the outlook for monetary policy.

Global warming is not predestined; we can slow it down – but that means we also have to take action, said Sabine Mauderer in an interview with DIE ZEIT. During the interview, she spoke about uninsured climate damage and how climate change could impact on inflation and economic growth. She also explained the role ecosystems play for the economy and what water loss would mean for Germany specifically.