Tag Archive: European Monetary Union

• Nov-30-2023

  European Monetary Union – ECB selects “European culture”and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for future euro notes.

  The Governing Council of the European Central Bank today selected “European culture” and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for...

• Jul-10-2023

  European Monetary Union – The European Central Bank is asking citizens for ideas for the new notes to be issued in 2025.

  European citizens from the 20 eurozone member states will be able to participate in a survey from today until 31...

• Dec-7-2022

  Bulgaria – Tentative steps toward migration to euros.

  In a memorandum signed Tuesday 6 December 2023, Bulgaria, Eurozone countries and the European Commission agreed that Bulgaria could begin...

• Jul-13-2022

  CROATIA – Euro to be adopted on 1 January 2023.

  The Council of the European Union decided yesterday 12 July 2022 that Croatia will start using the euro as of...

• May-15-2022

  Bulgaria: Adoption of euro planned for 1.1.2024.

  Daniel Lorer, Minister of Innovation and Growth, declared that steps are being taken for the adoption of the euro as...

• Dec-6-2021

  European Monetary Union – New banknotes in 2025.

     You saw it first here… In a press release issued today the European Central Bank announced that it plans...

• Dec-27-2020

  European Monetary Union – Coat on 20 euro banknotes.

     You saw it first here… According to information provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank the banknotes of 20 euros will...

• Jul-6-2020

  European Monetary Union – New signature of euro banknotes.

     You saw it here first! The European Central Bank announced last week that it will start issuing this week...

• Nov-27-2019

  European Monetary Union – Christine Lagarde signature ceremony.

  Christine Lagarde signs euro banknote in ceremony in Frankfurt. Her signature will appear in all euro notes. Source: Frankfurt Allgemeine...

• May-27-2019

  European Monetary Union – High technology on new banknotes.

    New banknotes of 100 (EUR100.2) and 200 euros (EUR200.2) banknotes will be issued tomorrow.  ‘The banknotes make use of...

• Dec-20-2018

  European Monetary Union – Status of EUR500 notes.

  Some visitors to Italy have reported problems when they tried to exchange or make payments using banknotes of 500 euros...

• Dec-10-2018

  European Monetary Union – One way traffic for 500 euro notes.

  After 26 January 2019 most central banks from the Euro System will stop issuing 500 euro (EUR500.1) banknotes. Deutsche Bundesbank...

• Sep-21-2018

  DENMARK – Ban of 500 euro notes considered.

  Denmark is considering banning the use or exchange of 500 euro notes (EUR500.1), to prevent its use for money laundering....

• Sep-18-2018

  European Monetary Union – Security devices on new banknotes.

     The European Central Bank has made public a video where the security devices of the new banknotes of 100...

• Sep-17-2018

  European Monetary Union – New banknotes of 100 and 200 euros.

  European Central Bank Executive Board member Yves Mersch unveiled today the new €100 (EUR100.2) and €200 (EUR200.2) banknotes. The new...

• Aug-17-2018

  European Monetary Union – New 100 and 200 euro banknotes

  The European Central Bank will present the new banknotes of 100 (EUR100.2) and 200 euros (EUR200.2) on September 17th. These...