New euro banknotes: politician calls for Biontech founder as a motive

Euro banknotes
EU politician calls for Biontech founder as a motive for new banknotes

The Biontech founders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci

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When looking for motifs for future euro banknotes, the European Central Bank received a suggestion from the EU Parliament: FDP politician Moritz Körner called for the Biontech founders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci to be shown on a banknote.

When looking for motifs for future euro banknotes, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a suggestion from the EU Parliament: The FDP politician Moritz Körner called for the Biontech founders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci to be shown on one of the banknotes. Important European personalities such as the Biontech founding couple should be printed on the new banknotes, said the member of the European Parliament of the “Welt am Sonntag”. Your work saved the lives of millions of Europeans. “Her journey through life is an impressive story of integration, advancement, entrepreneurship, academic excellence and the potential of an open immigration society.”

The population is allowed to have a say in the redesign

In the wake of the corona pandemic, the Mainz vaccine manufacturer Biontech managed to develop a vaccine against Covid-19 based on the so-called mRNA technology and to bring it to approval with completed studies.

20 years after the introduction of euro cash, the European Central Bank has started a process to redesign the banknotes. The population should have a say in this in detail. It will take years, however, until there are actually revised notes. In 2024, the Governing Council will decide on the production of new banknotes and when they can be put into circulation.

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