Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants the right to use cash enshrined in the constitution, he told Austrian media in remarks published on Friday (4 August), an idea the far-right Freedom Party has been pushing for years.

Austria’s conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants the right to use cash enshrined in the constitution, he told Austrian media in remarks published on Friday (4 August), an idea the far-right Freedom Party has been pushing for years.

    • federalreverse-old@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Here in Germany, a lot of retailers/restaurants either only accept or massively prefer the local Girocard system and won’t accept foreign cards. E.g. a Czech colleague not so long ago failed to pay with their Czech Visa (don’t nail me on the card type, may have been Mastercard but definitely was not Amex).

      I mentioned in the other comment why being unbanked is an issue.

      Also, let me tell, that I pay conversion fees and other random shit even in places like Denmark (which uses DKK not EUR) with my Maestro card.