This emerged in all countries and age groups. See Kantar Public (2022), Study on New Digital Payment Methods, March; and Kantar Public (2023), Study on Digital Wallet Features, April. 5. Panetta, F. (2023), “The digital euro: our money wherever, whenever we need it”, introductory statement at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Brussels, 23 January. 6.
See Article 128(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 7. The fact that euro banknotes and coins enjoy the status of legal tender means that they are a valid means of payment to settle a monetary debt unless the parties have agreed on another means of payment.