With a strong Greek influence and two thematic categories (historical figures – rivers and birds), the new banknotes are ...

The European Central Bank this month introduced a brand-new version of the €5 banknote, loaded with next-generation security features to deter counterfeiting. There’s just one problem with the crisp ...

The ECB unveiled the new €5 note today. From the ECB: The new €5 banknote has benefited from advances in banknote technology since the first series was introduced over ten years ago. It includes some ...

Euro banknotes stand as a powerful symbol of European unity, with over 29 billion notes circulating across the continent, collectively worth more than €1.5 trillion. This vast amount of cash serves ...

AFTER the high drama of high summer, when Mario Draghi, boss of the European Central Bank (ECB), took on the financial markets—and won—recent council meetings of the ECB have been uneventful. Today’s ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank unveiled a new 50 euro banknote on Tuesday to replace its most widely counterfeited bill and reaffirm its commitment to the use of cash. The new bill ...

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 ...

Europe unveiled its new ultra-secure €50 banknote on Tuesday. The orange banknote has a number of new security features, including a secret window on its left side. When held against the light, it ...