Shortlist of New Euro Design Themes Unveiled

The European Central Bank (ECB) is asking European citizens about their views on the proposed themes for the next series of euro banknotes, which have now been made public.

The Theme Advisory Council (TAG) – an independent group established in 2021 and whose are members draw from a variety of fields such as history, natural and social sciences, the visual arts and technology - has issued a shortlist of six themes from an original list of 29 proposals. They are: 

• European values mirrored in nature

• Birds: free, resilient and inspiring

• The future is yours

• Rivers: the waters of life in Europe

• Hands: together we build Europe

• Our Europe, ourselves.

To these six the ECB Governing Council has added a seventh – European culture, ‘to strengthen European identity’. The group was tasked to create a story for each proposal outlining their merit and reasons behind them.