Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 26 Jun 2026
on digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system
To · adopted text· 7 Jul 2026
Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system
AI:What changed, in short
Adds a paragraph expressing concern about US dollar-denominated stablecoins and their risks to EU monetary sovereignty and financial stability.7 Other changes are formal: correcting decimal separators, regulation numbers, and stray footnote markers.1234
1 change of substance · 7 formal · 0 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
+5 added · −9 removed · 10 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 2 of 3: Paragraphs 61–69
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Changed:22.23. Welcomes the provisional agreement on the proposals for a directive6directive and regulation7regulation on payment services and the simplified authorisation solution for crypto asset service providers already authorised under MiCAR to avoid unnecessary regulatory overlap, which would be subject to a streamlined procedure, while keeping appropriate risk controls and providing only services specified in the application;
8 unchanged paragraphs
Cross-cutting considerations
24. Underlines that interoperability is crucial in digital finance, requiring, for instance, portable identity and verifiable credentials as enabling components of cross-network market infrastructure; stresses that legal entity identifier/verifiable legal entity identifier-type approaches should be assessed as infrastructure-grade tools; calls on the Commission to work with European and international standards organisations to develop common technical standards and protocols for digital assets, smart contracts and digital identities;
25. Welcomes the ongoing discussions on the digital euro, including the preparations for both retail and wholesale uses, and supports ongoing short-term track (Pontes) and long-term track (Appia) DLT projects for wholesale central bank money settlement; calls on the Commission and the ECB to ensure that future digital euro solutions are designed to facilitate interoperability with DLT infrastructures and ensure complementarity alongside cash;
26. Regrets the EU’s dependence on non-EU service providers for DLT infrastructure; emphasises that the US administration’s treatment of digital assets should be monitored with prudence;
27. Notes the ongoing discussions on the supervision of crypto-asset service providers regarding the role of ESMA as part of the market integration and supervision package;
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28. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.