From the 7th of April to the 9th, the European Central Bank spoke extensively about the Digital Euro, expressing hope about its potential and publishing an update of its rulebook. Its President, Christine Lagarde, also called for it, wishing to end European reliance on international payment solutions providers such as VISA, Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe and others.
Yeah it confuses a lot of people that it is called “digital euro” when it is in fact a new currency, my guess is they chose that name because there would be more resistance against it otherwise