A – Even in Greece, the OECD indicators show that the labour market is performing rather well at the moment. Clearly there is still a lot to do, but I would not lose hope. When a country faces its problems, it is successful. But we must reach a consensus on reforms, which I think Portugal has generally achieved.
BIS Review 40/2008  1  Surveys in Belgium and Holland report cash purchases ranging between 40-50% of value, while southern countries show levels between 60-80% or even higher. Austria and Germany are also traditionally cash-based countries. Also the level of electronification in payments varies a lot among the EU15. Most of the cashless account payments have paper-based and electronic versions.