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“Nobody ever thought a petition would stop the UK government from carrying out its orders from above (rolling out #digitalID, #CBDC’s etc, as dictated by UN Agenda 2030).

It was just a way of making them show their hand—making them reveal themselves as openly hostile to the interests of the population they ostensibly represent.

It just shows everybody—if there was ever any doubt—that they function more as a de facto globalist dictatorship than anything resembling representative democracy.”

European consumers want a reliable, easy-to-use and free digital euro.

Most Europeans expect the upcoming digital euro to be secure, easy to use, and free of charge, according to a new survey by the European Consumers Organization (BEUC). The poll surveyed over 10,000 consumers across 10 eurozone countries.

Policymakers are still working on the digital euro's legislative framework, but the ECB says it could be ready by 2029.

mediafaro.org/article/20250925

FILE - The Euro sculpture stands in front of the former headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany,. | AP Photo/Michael Probst, File
Euronews · European consumers want a reliable, easy-to-use and free digital euro.By Paula Soler
#DigitalEuro#EU#ECB

The digital euro has enraged half of Brussels. Here’s what you need to know.

The debate is heating up as EU member countries try to reach a final agreement on how the digital euro should work and the European Parliament needs to approve it.

The ECB is pushing the digital euro because it argues that sitting idle makes the EU too reliant on US credit card giants to handle cross-border transactions.

mediafaro.org/article/20250919

Politico.eu · The digital euro has enraged half of Brussels. Here’s what you need to know.By Bjarke Smith-Meyer

> This week, conservatives pushed to tie the #CLARITYAct with the controversial #AntiCentralBankDigitalCurrencySurveillanceStateAct, which would prohibit the #FederalReserve from issuing a #centralBankDigitalCurrency. Conservatives said the Senate's #stablecoin bill and the broader market structure legislation were insufficient because it would allow for a #CBDC, which they opposed.

cbsnews.com/news/house-vote-cr