{"id":1179908,"date":"2022-01-02T10:49:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1179908"},"modified":"2022-01-02T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:49:36","slug":"eu-parliament-member-wants-founders-of-vaccine-corp-on-euro-banknotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-parliament-member-wants-founders-of-vaccine-corp-on-euro-banknotes\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Parliament Member Wants Founders of Vaccine Corp on Euro Banknotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feu-parliament-member-wants-founders-of-vaccine-corp-on-euro-banknotes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1179908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-121249292-e1641133693133-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has suggested that the founders of BioNTech, which developed the Pfizer vaccine, should be put on euro currency banknotes.<\/p>\n<p>According to a suggestion by one German MEP, the two founders of vaccine company BioNTech (Biopharmaceutical New Technologies) should be put on upcoming redesigned Euro currency banknotes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The suggestion comes after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that the bills would be getting a rework by 2024 in the hopes of making the notes \u201cmore relatable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/wirtschaft\/article235959824\/Neue-Euro-Banknoten-Biontech-Gruender-sollten-auf-die-neuen-Euro-Scheine.html?icid=search.product.onsitesearch\">report<\/a> by&nbsp;<em>Die Welt<\/em>, German MEP&nbsp;Moritz K\u00f6rner has suggested that the founders of BioNTech, Turkish-Germans Ugur Sahin and \u00d6zlem T\u00fcreci, should be put on the bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImportant European personalities such as the BioNTech founding couple Ugur Sahin and \u00d6zlem T\u00fcreci should be printed on the new euro bills,\u201d the publication reports K\u00f6rner as saying.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Their] work has saved the lives of millions of Europeans. [Their] journey through life is an impressive story of integration, advancement, entrepreneurship, scientific excellence and the potential of an open immigration society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The publication notes that the two founders have made a billion-dollar fortune via the vaccine developed by their company with Pfizer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ECB Deputy: Euro Inflation \u2018Not as Temporary As We Expected\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZkIafsid0\">https:\/\/t.co\/JZkIafsid0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1473322375475126274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The undoubtedly controversial suggestion comes after one designer warned that a potential rework of the physical currency would not be without risk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/world\/2021\/1229\/1269012-euro-artist-rivalry\/\">Speaking<\/a> to Irish state broadcaster RT\u00c9, the Austrian designer behind the original bills,&nbsp;Robert Kalina, said that a redesign of the currency, especially one which includes people, could inflame national tensions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe question is whether people have come far enough to accept, for example, famous people being represented,\u201d Kalina said. \u201cMight it perhaps cause jealousy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the original notes \u2014 as well as the Europa series refresh \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/euro\/banknotes\/design\/html\/index.en.html\">depict<\/a> various European-inspired architectural pieces, none of the depicted bridges and windows on the bills existed in real life at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/fictional-bridges-on-euro-banknotes-realized-by-robin-stam\/\">time<\/a> of the bills\u2019 design.<\/p>\n<p>However, while marking the 20th anniversary of the currency\u2019s introduction, ECB head Christine Lagarde has stated that a redesign is in order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEuro banknotes are here to stay. They are a tangible and visible symbol that we stand together in Europe, particularly in times of crisis, and there is still a strong demand for them,\u201d the ECB website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/pr\/date\/2021\/html\/ecb.pr211206~a9e0ba2198.en.html\">reports<\/a> its president as saying. \u201cAfter 20 years, it\u2019s time to review the look of our banknotes to make them more relatable to Europeans of all ages and backgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inflation and Integration: The Euro Turns 20 Years Old<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSeHeEHJlQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/xSeHeEHJlQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1477338840310239233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has suggested that the founders of BioNTech, which developed the Pfizer vaccine, should be put on euro currency banknotes. 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