A surprisingly high 60 per cent of people with internet access said they pay most of their bills online. We also tried to find out what things prevent people from making even greater use of online payments (Graph 3). The graph we have here shows the answers for online bill payments, but we also collected responses for online purchases and transfers.
The plan published by the European Commission in November 2012 and the report of the President of the European Council in June of the same year set the stage for a further strengthening of the EMU. The SSM has been a success story.