Payments over 10K in Cash are already forbidden in most EU countries. There are some exemptions to this rule and Germany and Austria do not have such a law unti

Payments over 10K in Cash are already forbidden in most EU countries. There are some exemptions to this rule and Germany and Austria do not have such a law until now. But it is planned to make this an EU wide law. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3690 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_... (EU-wide limit of €10,000 on large cash payments)