Arriving at a meeting of EU finance ministers in Helsinki, Le Maire called for ‘a common framework’ on digital currencies for the 28 EU countries. The request came in the light of his opposition to the development of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in the EU.
According to Reuters, he also urged the creation of a European ‘public digital currency’, without giving more details.
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