The European Central Bank on New Year’s Eve is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the introduction of euro notes and coins as member countries wrestle with the pandemic’s impact on the economy and ...

Research due to be presented at this year's European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* shows that European banknotes are more easily contaminated by microbes than ...

At the Galeria Kaufhof on Berlin’s historic Alexanderplatz, preparations are well under way for the Jan. 1 conversion to the new euro currency. Prices are displayed in both euros and deutsche marks, ...

As Bulgaria prepares to enter the eurozone on January 1, 2026, attention is increasingly turning to the security of euro banknotes and coins. Financial authorities stress that while the euro is among ...

The Greek currency, the drachma, had been around at least since the seventh century B.C. But this week, it was goodbye drachma. Adios, also, to the Spanish peseta, German mark, French franc and ...

Dec. 6 (UPI) --The euro banknotes will be fully redesigned for the first time in their existence, the European Central Bank announced on Monday. The ECB said it expects to settle on final designs by ...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 2 -- Europe's new common currency went to work today, passing its first big test with flying colors as business proceeded just about normally throughout the 12-country eurozone. On the ...

Euro coins and notes won't hit the streets until Jan. 1, 2002, but there's one man who already uses the new currency whenever he can. Wim Duisenberg, president of the European Central Bank, earns his ...

ROME — Lorena Fidati says this year’s switch to using euro coins and notes instead of the lira has triggered sharp price jumps that have devastated her personal budget. “It’s not just me,” the 29-year ...

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NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin that Germans are rushing to get ready for the introduction of Euro coins and notes on January 1, 2002. In Berlin alone, 50,000 vending machines are being recalibrated ...

Starting this December, Bulgarian citizens and businesses will have the opportunity to purchase pre-packaged sets of euro coins through commercial banks, ahead of the official adoption of the euro as ...