The executive arm of the European Union government is planning to expand its work on blockchain, an official said last week.
A think tank run by the European Parliament recently released a discussion paper on blockchain-based elections.
A European Parliament committee voted to adopt a report on virtual currencies today, moving Europe one step closer to an AML policy for the industry.
European Parliament member Antanas Guoga called blockchain a "perfect technology" when advocating for a new virtual currency task force.
A European Parliament event in Brussels today saw experts and regulators discuss the potential for encoding oversight into blockchain applications.
A new European Parliament draft report on digital currencies calls for the creation of a task force specifically devoted to the technology.
Last month, three European Parliament representatives filed a motion seeking to give member-states the power to regulate bitcoin activities.