HOT REPORT | Coordinated Disinformation Campaign Claims Lithuania Is “Not Independent”

As the digital euro moves through the EU decision-making process, misleading claims about it are spreading online — from alleged spending limits and expiring money to surveillance and government-controlled purchases.

BECID’s latest Hot Report, “Digital Euro Disinformation: From Payment Innovation to a Narrative of Population Control,” examines how genuine elements of the digital euro proposal are mixed with invented restrictions, making misleading narratives more convincing.

The report explores why these narratives work, the risks they create, and how policymakers, media, educators and the public can respond. Its key message: effective communication must clearly distinguish between what has been decided, what remains under discussion and what the digital euro cannot be used to do.

👉 Read the full BECID Hot Report to learn how digital euro disinformation is taking shape and how to respond to it: