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Cash industry association ESTA contradicts EU Advocate General on the right to pay in cash

27. 10. 2020 | ESTA, the association of European cash management companies, has published a position paper contradicting the assessment of the EU Advocate General of my case before the European Court of Justice regarding the right to pay my broadcasting fee with the legal tender, cash.

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Cash, Kisses and Karaoke: Why the War on Covid must not become a War on Cash

June 19, 2020 | Covid-19 is being mobilised by the financial industry to push their War on Cash even further, leaving us ever more ensnared within their private digital money empire, writes Brett Scott in this guest article.

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Newly released documents show: There is no legal basis for imposing restrictions on the use of cash

June 8, 2020 | In many countries of the monetary union there are upper limits for cash payments. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the EU Commission have rubberstamped them, relying on a rather obscure legal basis. Using documents obtained from the archives of EU institutions, I can show that the ECB’s and the Commission’s reasoning are based on a misinterpretation.

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On June 15 we will write European legal history

June 7, 2020 | On June 15, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg will hear my case against Hessischer Rundfunk on the questions regarding European curreny law referred to it by the German Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) The consequences of the ruling could be far-reaching.

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Video-Interview on The Real News Network

May 14, 2020 | The Real News Network (TRNN) from Baltimore did an interview with me on “Who’s Fighting the War Against Cash?”, which is now online. It covers the Better Than Cash Alliance, Indian Demonetization and my courtcase on the right to use cash. Below is a link to the interview and some interesting links for those who want to know more.

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What Haering vs. Hessischer Rundfunk Will Imply for the Legality of a Parallel Currency

March 31, 2020 | On 15 June, as part of the Häring vs. Hessischer Rundfunk case, the European Court of Justice will rule on the conditions under which governments may restrict the use of the legal tender of the euro area. There is a lot at stake, not only for my campaign to obstruct the campaign to abolish cash, but also for the survival of the European Monetary Union.

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European Court of Justice Sets Date for Oral Hearing on My Cash-Case

March 29, 2020. | In my legal dispute with Hessischer Rundfunk over its refusal to accept cash, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) set the date of 15 June to deal as a Grand Chamber and in oral proceedings with the questions referred by the Bundesverwaltungegericht (Federal Administrative Court).

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