ECB shortlists 10 designs for new euro banknotes, public vote opens

The ECB has shortlisted 10 design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes and is inviting euro-area citizens to vote on their preferred design. The vote is consultative; the ECB Governing Council will make the final selection. This is a routine public-engagement exercise with no direct monetary or market impact, though it signals the ECB's ongoing modernization of the currency.