4 GERMANY
ECB survey shows Europeans want digital euro to be private
The European Central Bank ( ECB ) has published the results of a public consultation on a digital euro with responses citing they want it to be private , safe and cheap .
The results show that what the public and professionals want the most from a digital currency is privacy ( 43 per cent ), followed by security ( 18 per cent ).
5 UNITED KINGDOM
UK Government reveals new laws to speed up 5G roll-out
The UK government is proposing law changes which would boost ongoing efforts to improve connectivity for people who live , work and travel in rural areas .
Under the new proposals , mobile companies will be allowed to make new and existing masts up to five metres taller and two metres wider than current rules permit . technologymagazine . com 15