According to CoinDesk, an informal document shared among EU officials indicates that the Financial Services Committee (FSC) will discuss digital finance, including crypto assets and a potential digital euro, at an upcoming meeting in April. The FSC, which consists of high-level representatives from the bloc's 27 states and the European Commission, is seeking feedback from its members on priorities and challenges for the next five years in digital finance, sustainable finance, competitiveness of the EU financial sector, and economic security.
Digital finance, which encompasses crypto assets and service providers due to new robust laws, is at the top of the list of topics to be discussed. The document mentions several legislative packages that have already passed, such as the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, which establishes licensing regimes for digital asset issuers and service providers to operate across the bloc. It also mentions proposed packages, such as legislative plans for a digital euro, as examples of putting the EU at the 'global forefront.'
The adoption of MiCA and the further inclusion of crypto service providers' activities through various other financial regulations, such as anti-money laundering measures, has made crypto 'now part of the broader financial industry in the EU and the relevant policy priorities in the sector,' according to an industry member familiar with the matter. The FSC's meeting is scheduled for April 10, where the main findings from the feedback will be presented.