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diff --git a/news/2021-02.html.j2 b/news/2021-02.html.j2 deleted file mode 100644 index 189adf35..00000000 --- a/news/2021-02.html.j2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -{% extends "common/news.j2" %} -{% block body_content %} -<h1>2021-2: Helping the European Commission</h1> -<p> -In December 2020 the European Parliament asked the European Commission -about the suitability of GNU Taler to establish a digital Euro in a -<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2020-006895_EN.html">small inquiry</a>. -In the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2020-006895-ASW_EN.html">official answer</a>, -the commission mostly asserts that it is unable "to assess the functioning of the GNU Taler payment system", -and points to a maximum transaction limit of 150 EUR, without really answering -the questions raised by the inquiry. -</p> - -<p> -To assist the European Union with regards to the inquiry, we point -out that the operation of GNU Taler is completely and transparently -made public at <a href="https://taler.net/">https://taler.net/</a>, -so if the European Commission is, like anyone else, in position to assess the -functioning of the GNU Taler payment system. We recently also described -details of how the system would function for an E-Euro in a -<a href="https://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/papers/id/working_paper_2021_03">working paper -with the Swiss National Bank</a>. Based on our publicly available documentation, -Prof. Birchler, a previous member of the directorate of the Swiss National Bank, -<a href="https://www.batz.ch/2021/03/digitales-bargeld-swiss-made/">publicly -commented</a> that our approach is the best published proposal for digital cash. -</p> - -<p> With respect to EU policy objectives, we would like to point out that the -150 EUR limit postulated by the European Commission for private payments is -very low, and in our view incompatible with the data protection objectives of -the European Union. We want to stress that with GNU Taler, only the citizen -making the payment can remain anonymous. Thus, Taler is not suitable for money -laundering or illegal business activities as receivers of payments are easily -identified. A recent <a -href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/pr/date/2021/html/ecb.pr210113~ec9929f446.en.html">broad -consultation</a> by the European Central Bank showed that the European -population demands privacy compareable to physical cash when it comes to the -Digital Euro. With cash, the transaction limit is at 10,000 EUR. Thus, were -the 150 EUR limit apply truly to all forms of privacy-friendly electronic -cash, this would be a key point where the European Union should provide for more -citizen-friendly regulation, especially for technical solutions that include -security features that adequately minimize the risk of citizens suffering -financial losses. -</p> - -<p> -Finally, we would like to stress that the GNU Taler project is open to -a cooperation with the European Central Bank, and is happy to answer -questions from specialists of the European Parliament or the European -Commission. -</p> - -{% endblock body_content %} |