The EU has launched a survey on whether the one and two cent coins should be abolished. The 500-euro note has also already been abolished. Some therefore fear that cash could disappear completely in the euro area in the long run. But that seems rather unrealistic.
Hannah Weger and Lukas Lottersberger took a look at the advantages and disadvantages of cash and what some European countries currently think about it.
Aired on 30 September 2020 in Magazin 1, ORF 1
