Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v...
by rpadovani on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:10AM
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13M work, 17.9M live. [0]
However, ~1M goes back every year, so the affected people are more than the ones _currently_ living abroad.
Moreover, there are services that also intra-EU tourists can benefit from:
- buying products >18 y.o. at automatic machines
- simplifying buying drugs at pharmacies (we have EHIC, but it doesn't cover not-urgent care)
- having fast track at airports without having an EU passport (in many countries people have an ID but not a passport)
- easier lookup for police during random checks
However, ~1M goes back every year, so the affected people are more than the ones _currently_ living abroad.
Moreover, there are services that also intra-EU tourists can benefit from: - buying products >18 y.o. at automatic machines - simplifying buying drugs at pharmacies (we have EHIC, but it doesn't cover not-urgent care) - having fast track at airports without having an EU passport (in many countries people have an ID but not a passport) - easier lookup for police during random checks
[0]: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pub...