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People still use cash in the modern world? I haven't needed it in years. Don't know anybody else either (Estonia).
A huge percentage of daily life in Germany (Europe's biggest economy) and Austria is conducted in cash. https://www.bundesbank.de/en/press/press-releases/payment-be...
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People still use cash in the modern world? I haven't needed it in years. Don't know anybody else either (Estonia).
A huge percentage of daily life in Germany (Europe's biggest economy) and Austria is conducted in cash. https://www.bundesbank.de/en/press/press-releases/payment-be...
> You will need a payment card to cover the EUR 7 fee. You can use a variety of online payment options to pay the fee. And no cash options?
People still use cash in the modern world? I haven't needed it in years. Don't know anybody else either (Estonia).
I think this is because of the sketchy way in which passports for various tax havens, Caribbean countries, etc (not mutually exclusive) have been sold and bought and those passports allowed visa-free access to the EU. The corruption in those countries puts the EU borders at risk, hence these new rules. Sauce: https://www.occrp.org/en/dominica-passports-of-the-caribbean...
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Plenty in use in some EU countries (Germamy comes to mind).
Like mentioned in another reply here, Germany is quite outdated when it comes to these things, and I wouldn't consider Germany a modern country (by northern European standards).
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Plenty in use in some EU countries (Germamy comes to mind).
Like mentioned in another reply here, Germany is quite outdated when it comes to these things, and I wouldn't consider Germany a modern country (by northern European standards).
For instance, coming from Bosnia if you had a biometric passport you would need ETIAS, otherwise a full actual visa, but if you are actually on a Bosnian passport you must use ETIAS, which implies you are compelled to use a biometric passport.
This makes me think there is something off about users of non-biometric passports in that area.
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A huge percentage of daily life in Germany (Europe's biggest economy) and Austria is conducted in cash. https://www.bundesbank.de/en/press/press-releases/payment-be...
Daily life, sure Germany is still backwards like that, but not when it comes to flights or other travel expenses.
Ask for a receipt at the hotel, and you better make sure you ask for an "non-German" receipt, otherwise you get a six page dossier.