~ There will be no digital EURO this decade! Their plan is to test it in 2027 and maybe release it in 2029...if anyone wants it! Also, you seem to be missing a point,  there is little "supremacy" to gain here, unlike 3rd world countries here in Europe, you can have an account for free as long as you get your wage on it, free transactions, instant payments, all with "traditional" euros,  and you will not be able to trade and own a digital euro without proper papers, so....what surpremacy can you achive when the rest of the world will be restricted in ownership from the start? Well there is one thing I wonder about, isn't there a real incentive to introduce a digital EURO, but not for the sake of making the payment systems better or more efficient, but for the sake of surveillance? I am not arguing that I believe that plan would work out as planned by whatever authority, but the desire to look into everything that people are doing is definitely there. Eliminating cash step by step gives authorities more leverage in several areas I think. In regards to this I fully agree with @stompix, what advantage would the USD have over the EURO just because it is a digital currency, perhaps in relation to international trade and competition in general? In the long run I think digital currencies will be rolled out and while I think it is relatively irrelevant for competition between governments, I think it is more relevant for competition between governments and their citizens.
~ There will be no digital EURO this decade! Their plan is to test it in 2027 and maybe release it in 2029...if anyone wants it! Also, you seem to be missing a point,  there is little "supremacy" to gain here, unlike 3rd world countries here in Europe, you can have an account for free as long as you get your wage on it, free transactions, instant payments, all with "traditional" euros,  and you will not be able to trade and own a digital euro without proper papers, so....what surpremacy can you achive when the rest of the world will be restricted in ownership from the start? Well there is one thing I wonder about, isn't there a real incentive to introduce a digital EURO, but not for the sake of making the payment systems better or more efficient, but for the sake of surveillance? I am not arguing that I believe that plan would work out as planned by whatever authority, but the desire to look into everything that people are doing is definitely there. Eliminating cash step by step gives authorities more leverage in several areas I think. In regards to this I fully agree with @stompix, what advantage would the USD have over the EURO just because it is a digital currency, perhaps in relation to international trade and competition in general? In the long run I think digital currencies will be rolled out and while I think it is relatively irrelevant for competition between governments, I think it is more relevant for competition between governments and their citizens.

~ There will be no digital EURO this decade! Their plan is to test it in 2027 and maybe release it in 2029...if anyone wants it! Also, you seem to be missing a point,  there is little "supremacy" to gain here, unlike 3rd world countries here in Europe, you can have an account for free as long as you get your wage on it, free transactions, instant payments, all with "traditional" euros,  and you will not be able to trade and own a digital euro without proper papers, so....what surpremacy can you achive when the rest of the world will be restricted in ownership from the start? Well there is one thing I wonder about, isn't there a real incentive to introduce a digital EURO, but not for the sake of making the payment systems better or more efficient, but for the sake of surveillance? I am not arguing that I believe that plan would work out as planned by whatever authority, but the desire to look into everything that people are doing is definitely there. Eliminating cash step by step gives authorities more leverage in several areas I think. In regards to this I fully agree with @stompix, what advantage would the USD have over the EURO just because it is a digital currency, perhaps in relation to international trade and competition in general? In the long run I think digital currencies will be rolled out and while I think it is relatively irrelevant for competition between governments, I think it is more relevant for competition between governments and their citizens.

~ There will be no digital EURO this decade! Their plan is to test it in 2027 and maybe release it in 2029...if anyone wants it! Also, you seem to be missing a point,  there is little "supremacy" to gain here, unlike 3rd world countries here in Europe, you can have an account for free as long as you get your wage on it, free transactions, instant payments, all with "traditional" euros,  and you will not be able to trade and own a digital euro without proper papers, so....what surpremacy can you achive when the rest of the world will be restricted in ownership from the start? Well there is one thing I wonder about, isn't there a real incentive to introduce a digital EURO, but not for the sake of making the payment systems better or more efficient, but for the sake of surveillance? I am not arguing that I believe that plan would work out as planned by whatever authority, but the desire to look into everything that people are doing is definitely there. Eliminating cash step by step gives authorities more leverage in several areas I think. In regards to this I fully agree with @stompix, what advantage would the USD have over the EURO just because it is a digital currency, perhaps in relation to international trade and competition in general? In the long run I think digital currencies will be rolled out and while I think it is relatively irrelevant for competition between governments, I think it is more relevant for competition between governments and their citizens.