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An employee of the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank) holds a new EUR 20 note in Duesseldorf, Germany, 04 November 2015. The new EUR 20 note entered into circulation on 25 November 2015. EPA/BGNES
A new EUR 20 bank note entered into circulation on Wednesday, the European Central Bank announced.
The new note is more resistant to counterfeiting and includes a new kind of security feature: a “portrait window” near the top of the hologram stripe, which becomes transparent when seen against the light.
A portrait of Europa, a figure from Greek mythology, can be seen in the window on both sides of the note, the ECB said.
The new note, 4.3 billion of which have been printed so far, will gradually replace the EUR 20 banknotes of the first series, which will however remain legal tender.
It is the third banknote of the Europa series and follows the new EUR 5 and EUR 10 notes. The other denominations will be introduced gradually over several years.
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Unemployment in the euro area edged up slightly in February, reaching 6.2% compared to the record low of 6.1% recorded in January, according to figures released by Eurostat
With the initial months following the introduction of the euro, institutional oversight in Bulgaria is gradually shifting from intensive inspections to a more systematic and long-term monitoring framework
The Bulgarian National Bank reported that by March 27, 2026, the transition from the lev to the euro is progressing in line with the established legal framework and previously approved operational plans.
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The introduction of the euro in Bulgaria has so far produced only a limited and largely one-off effect on consumer prices, according to an analysis by the European Central Bank
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