Payment systems are of vital importance for today's economies and are the core activity of central banks. To adapt to recent trends – including the decline in cash usage, the surge in online commerce and contactless forms of payment, and the creation of cryptocurrencies – central banks have, in recent years, explored the possibility of issuing digital currencies themselves. In this podcast, we’ll talk about digital currencies issued by central banks. We’ll look at the different design choices and examine the potential benefits and risks of such crypto-currencies.

EPRS policy podcast - Central bank digital currencies: Evolution or revolution?

Recent shocks have shown not only how vulnerable to crises the single market is, but also the extent to which the EU economy relies on a well-functioning single market. To protect it, the European Commission put forward a single market emergency instrument (SMEI) package. The main proposal establishes measures for contingency planning, such as an early warning system. If a wide-ranging crisis hits the single market, an 'emergency mode' could be triggered.

EPRS podcast policy - Protecting the single market in future crises

EP Plenary session - 20th anniversary of the euro

European Parliamentary Week 2019 - European Semester Conference - Inter-parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union- Key address by EP President

European Parliamentary Week 2019 - European Semester Conference - Inter-parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union- Euro at 20 years: The road ahead

European Parliamentary Week 2019 - European Semester Conference - Inter-parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union- EMPL Committee

José-Maria GIL-ROBLES, Nathalie LOISEAU, Roberto GUALTIERI, Mario CENTENO, Christa RANDZIO PLATH, Jean-Claude TRICHET, Mario DRAGHI, Antonio TAJANI, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, George CIAMBA

20th Anniversary of the Euro

EP Plenary Session. Formal sitting: 20th Anniversary of the Euro

' Euro at 20 '  20th anniversary of the Euro - Projection of Euro logo on Hemicycle wall

' Euro at 20 '  20th anniversary of the euro -

' Euro at 20 '  for the 20th anniversary of the Euro - Projection of Euro coin logo on Hemicycle wooden wall

Live replay of the Formal sitting : 20th Anniversary of the Euro during the plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg (14-17 January 2019)

Formal sitting - 20th Anniversary of the Euro: ambiance shots

Formal sitting - 20th Anniversary of the Euro: opening statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (11:54 - 11:59)

Clip broadcast during the formal sitting in Strasbourg to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Euro. The clip presents young Europeans expressing their memories of the switch to the Euro, a compilation of video archives presenting these historical moments and testimonials on the advantages of a single European currency in daily life. #Euroat20

Clip: 20th anniversary of the Euro - Giving voice to the Euro

This infoclip illustrates the launch of the European single currency: the Euro.

Infoclip: The single currency (27.04.1998)

The Parliament's buildings in Brussels are illuminated to commemorate the 20 anniversary of the Euro.

Illumination of Parliament's buildings for the 20 anniversary of the Euro

During a formal sitting and debate for the occassion of the 10th Anniversary of the Euro, Valéry GISCARD D'ESTAING, former President of the French Republic, addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Formal sitting - 10th Anniversary of the Euro: statements by Valéry GISCARD D'ESTAING, former President of the French Republic

This best of illustrates the milestones in the actual passage to the euro: from the launching of the final countdown by Belgium the 30/12/2001 to the first commercial uses of euro notes and coins in everyday life 01/01/2002, and the first assessments 02 and 03/01/2002.

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