In einem Pilotprojekt der EZB und 19 nationalen Zentralbanken des Eurosystems sollen die Funktionen des digitalen Euro getestet werden. 36 Zahlungsdienstleister werden dabei zusammen mit ausgewählten Händlern und Mitarbeitenden des Eurosystems prüfen, wie zuverlässig und benutzerfreundlich der digitale Euro ist. Auch fünf deutsche Zahlungsdienstleister sind dabei.

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.