Can the digital euro strengthen European sovereignty?

Following a successful vote in Strasbourg today, European lawmakers have approved the European Parliament’s draft for EU rules for a digital euro.

From diplomacy to digital payments, the European Union has been quietly preparing for a world in which it can no longer assume that its closest ally will always act in Europe’s interests. Up until recently the European integration has been largely driven by economics. The single market, the euro and the free movement of people were designed to bind...