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1 {% extends "common/news.j2" %} 2 {% block body_content %} 3 4 <h1>2026-08: "Confidentiality and the Digital Euro - CPCP 2026"</h1> 5 <p> 6 <small>organized by CNIL</small> 7 </p> 8 <h2>Discussion on the Digital Euro</h2> 9 <p> 10 The discussions between EU institutions for the adoption of a legal framework 11 and technical infrastructure for a retail digital euro are progressing, with a 12 Council position defined in December 2025 and a vote within the European 13 Parliament by June 2026, whereas the ECB has announced the launching of a 14 pilot phase for 2027. The digital euro, with both an online and an offline 15 modality, is announced to be a digital equivalent of cash and to secure a high 16 level of confidentiality. As a strong request from citizens, given the risks 17 of tracing and reuse of transaction data the project entails, confidentiality 18 is indeed a key feature of the digital euro design. But the devil is in the 19 details: what is meant by confidentiality exactly, for which actors and with 20 the help of what techniques, can this political promise be upheld? 21 </p> 22 <p> 23 Panel with Aymeric Pontvianne (moderator), Leon Schumacher (Taler Systems SA), 24 Rita Camporeale, Philipp Täufer and Dr. Andrés Chomczyk Penedo. 25 </p> 26 27 <h2>Video</h2> 28 <p> 29 <video id="video" poster="/images/logo-2021.svg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls"> 30 <source src="/videos/2026-cpdp-digital-euro.mkv" type="video/x-matroska" /> 31 </video> 32 </p> 33 34 <h2>Links</h2> 35 <p> 36 <ul> 37 <li><a href="https://cpdp.be/123958" target="_blank">Conference site</a></li> 38 </ul> 39 </p> 40 41 42 43 {% endblock body_content %}