Eurogroup chief backs digital euro rollout by 2029

Greek National Economy and Finance Minister and Eurogroup president Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Wednesday called for a more ambitious European strategy centred on technology, energy integration and the digital euro, during an address at the Economist conference in Athens.

According to a report by the Athens News Agency, Pierrakakis used his speech at the 30th Annual Government Roundtable, “Progress in an age of upheaval | Geopolitics-Growth-Technology,” to argue that Europe must accelerate...