Summary

• EU ministers get say on launch, holding limit
• Debate on digital euro goes back six years
• Some concerned about stability risk

COPENHAGEN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers on Friday agreed on a roadmap for launching a digital euro currency that aims to become an alternative to the now dominant U.S.-based Visa and Mastercard systems.

Discussions on a digital euro, essentially an electronic wallet backed by the European Central Bank, heated up this year because the EU is now keen to reduce its dependence on other countries in key areas like energy, finance and defence.

...read more at reuters.com