After two decades living with the euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided in recent months to proceed with a , in order to achieve a new, more modernized image. A change that is expected when the new instruments come into circulation and for which the ideas of all the citizens of the Old Continent will have been counted on.
Any European who wants to make a decision on the new euro bills will be able to do so in the coming months. This has been announced by the president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, announcing the creation of a working group where citizen opinion will be taken into account.
It will be from this first group that the interests and criteria of anyone who shows their attention will be collected in order, from then on, to present to the Governing Council of the ECB a bank of topics on which to inspire the new banknotes. Currently, the system is inspired by “epochs and styles” with a representation on bridges, doors and windows.
A scientist to represent Spain
In the case of Spain, the representative who will lead the issues and will be the voice of the citizens is Nuria Oliver, director and co-founder of the . A scientist by profession, this institution addresses fundamental challenges in Artificial Intelligence focused on people in a work that has been recognized by different international competitions.
“Banknotes are a tangible and visible symbol of the European Union”
Once the theme on which the new banknotes will be inspired is designated, a contest will be held to design them, after which the public’s opinion will be taken into account again to take note of the capacity of the new design. However, it will ultimately be the Governing Council who will make the final decision, for which it is expected to come within three years.
Some new banknotes that will be printed and in circulation in 2024, with the aim that cash payments continue to gain strength from a modern aspect. And it is that despite the rise of telematic money, the ECB itself is launching the digital euro, the institution wants the ticket to remain “a tangible and visible symbol of the European Union, particularly in times of crisis”, as and as Lagarde has pointed out.
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