Sad that this is downvoted IMO, seems like an issue we should be more aware of.
And here in Denmark we have very definitely gone far regarding going cashless.
Almost nobody pays cash anymore, and cash payments of more than €2500 are now illegal to prevent money laundering and drug trade.
Exactly as she says.
Of course we want European alternatives to Visa and Mastercard, but when we are forced to use digital currencies because they can be tracked more easily, which is exactly the case here in Denmark, we could end up having privacy issues, and excessive control of how we spend our money.
In Sweden especially restaurants tends to be cash-less only. While cash is still possible in supermarkets etc, i see most digital payments. I do have some ‘emergency’ cash but Can’t remember the last time I paid in cash. (Don’t miss all that loose change).
As soon as an european alternetive for visa / mastercard is available I’ll swap
Never looked it up but Given the scale it’s happening, I say yes, it’s legal.
It’s even quite common in stores to see only one register accepting cash & card while all others only take cards.
As soon as an european alternetive for visa / mastercard is available I’ll swap
Absolutely, this can’t happen soon enough.
Cash is still legal tender here, meaning they have to be able to take it in supermarkets.
However I think there must have been a change to the law, because the new chargers for Electric cars cannot take cash, and that would have been illegal a few years ago.
You can only pay with card or phone.
No that is not currently possible. The Scandinavian countries could do it, but most of the rest of EU cannot, because they don’t have a solid enough infrastructure to not have old fashioned cash.
When we talk cash here, we mean physical cash as in non digital payments.
But even though EU as a whole isn’t ready to go cashless yet, they can still make limitations on cash payments like the ones we have here in Denmark.
And that can be used to increase national oversight of how money is being used.
Going off topic : while people in my place are crazy about Brazilian football, or Messi or Argentina, personally l love the Nordic teams when it comes to football. My town had been a French colony, while a neighbouring town had been Danish.
Wow, I’m surprised you think so, I thought Brazil and Argentina were better. But again, it’s not something I really follow. When I was a child in the 70’s, Denmark was “røven a fjerde division.” a very impolite way of saying we sucked very very badly. The ass (bottom) of the fourth league. And Sweden was way better than us.
then a plan was made in the Danish football league, that we needed to make professional football legal, and build the top league around professional teams like they had in for instance UK.
That paid off already in 1984 where Denmark reached the semi final in the European championship. A previously completely unheard of result for the national team. Where in the 70’s I doubt we ever even qualified to participate.
I still remember some of the names of the Danish national team from back then, and that we lost to France.
8 years later we actually won the European championship over Germany, ironically during very tough negotiations in EU, because Denmark had voted no to a new treaty.
Our foreign minister even saw the match together with the German delegation, and the smirk on his face when he came out after was priceless. And he said: “If you can’t join them, beat them!”
I can’t overstate how much of a sensation it was for us to win the European championship, as a very small country against many countries with 20 times as much money and talent to pull from.
Sad that this is downvoted IMO, seems like an issue we should be more aware of.
And here in Denmark we have very definitely gone far regarding going cashless.
Almost nobody pays cash anymore, and cash payments of more than €2500 are now illegal to prevent money laundering and drug trade.
Exactly as she says.
Of course we want European alternatives to Visa and Mastercard, but when we are forced to use digital currencies because they can be tracked more easily, which is exactly the case here in Denmark, we could end up having privacy issues, and excessive control of how we spend our money.
Hi neighbor!
In Sweden especially restaurants tends to be cash-less only. While cash is still possible in supermarkets etc, i see most digital payments. I do have some ‘emergency’ cash but Can’t remember the last time I paid in cash. (Don’t miss all that loose change).
As soon as an european alternetive for visa / mastercard is available I’ll swap
Is that legal? Doesn’t the government enforce businesses to accept legal money?
On the other hand, last time there was a long blackout I was quite happy to have cash.
Never looked it up but Given the scale it’s happening, I say yes, it’s legal. It’s even quite common in stores to see only one register accepting cash & card while all others only take cards.
I mean, I guess as long as one counter does accept cash that should be ok, but rejecting cash should be illegal.
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Absolutely, this can’t happen soon enough.
Cash is still legal tender here, meaning they have to be able to take it in supermarkets.
However I think there must have been a change to the law, because the new chargers for Electric cars cannot take cash, and that would have been illegal a few years ago.
You can only pay with card or phone.
That means they’re going to do away with liquid € by the end of this year ?
IDK what you mean by liquid €?
AFAIK EU is determined to have a digital Euro payment system soon, I assume all EU countries can use that.
Currency notes and coins
No that is not currently possible. The Scandinavian countries could do it, but most of the rest of EU cannot, because they don’t have a solid enough infrastructure to not have old fashioned cash.
When we talk cash here, we mean physical cash as in non digital payments.
But even though EU as a whole isn’t ready to go cashless yet, they can still make limitations on cash payments like the ones we have here in Denmark.
And that can be used to increase national oversight of how money is being used.
I’ve got quite a few videos on such topics.
Going off topic : while people in my place are crazy about Brazilian football, or Messi or Argentina, personally l love the Nordic teams when it comes to football. My town had been a French colony, while a neighbouring town had been Danish.
I’m not a football fan, or a fan of any sport. But I do know that here Argentina is very highly regarded as a leading football nation.
Denmark Sweden play far better football.
Wow, I’m surprised you think so, I thought Brazil and Argentina were better. But again, it’s not something I really follow. When I was a child in the 70’s, Denmark was “røven a fjerde division.” a very impolite way of saying we sucked very very badly. The ass (bottom) of the fourth league. And Sweden was way better than us.
then a plan was made in the Danish football league, that we needed to make professional football legal, and build the top league around professional teams like they had in for instance UK.
That paid off already in 1984 where Denmark reached the semi final in the European championship. A previously completely unheard of result for the national team. Where in the 70’s I doubt we ever even qualified to participate.
I still remember some of the names of the Danish national team from back then, and that we lost to France.
8 years later we actually won the European championship over Germany, ironically during very tough negotiations in EU, because Denmark had voted no to a new treaty.
Our foreign minister even saw the match together with the German delegation, and the smirk on his face when he came out after was priceless. And he said: “If you can’t join them, beat them!”
I can’t overstate how much of a sensation it was for us to win the European championship, as a very small country against many countries with 20 times as much money and talent to pull from.
Those were good times. 😎 😀 😋 🎉
I was born in 1984. And when Denmark lost to Australia in 2022 World Cup, l stopped watching football.
The Danish footballers are some of the fiercest footballers in the world.
Do you mean something digital ?
So you’re from Scandinavia ? No matter where you are, if we don’t stand up for our rights, we’re utterly screwed up.
On that we agree.
We’ll agree on many things. I feel that we agree more than we disagree.
😀