Am 2. Februar 2023 hat der EZB-Rat die Einzelheiten zu den Modalitäten für den Abbau der Wertpapierbestände des Eurosystems im Zusammenhang mit dem Programm zum Ankauf von Vermögenswerten (Asset Purchase Programme – APP) durch teilweise Wiederanlage der Tilgungsbeträge von Wertpapieren bei Fälligkeit beschlossen. Eine Pressemitteilung hierzu ist auf der Website der EZB abrufbar. 

At first the euro was mistrusted, with many calling it the “teuro” (“expensive euro”). Around 20 years ago, 70% of the participants in a survey by the Institut für Demoskopie responded that they had “little or no trust” in the euro, which had been introduced in cash form on 1 January 2002. Today, 82% of Germans support the euro. The Bundesbank played a key role in the introduction of euro cash in January 2002.

Counterfeit banknote detectors range from magnifying glasses to UV lamps to electronic devices with built-in testers. When choosing what device to buy, it is usually advisable to give preference to devices which can check more than one banknote security feature.

The December 2019 Monthly Report describes the outlook for the German economy based on projections for 2020 and 2021, looking further ahead to 2022 as well, and contains an analysis of German enterprises’ profitability and financing conditions in 2018. It also addresses the relevance of surveys of expectations for the Deutsche Bundesbank, and a further article discusses the mixing of euro coins in Germany.

As part of the “Federal States II” series, the German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin “Hamburg” (featuring Elbphilharmonie).