Euro banknotes entered circulation on 23 September 2014. The full design of the Europa series 20 euro banknote was revealed on 24 February 2015, On 4 May 2016, the European Central Bank announced that the Europa series 500 euro banknote would not be released, due to fears of "facilitating the criminal activity". The old series will gradually be withdrawn. The ECB will announce "well in advance" when the old notes will lose their legal tender status. However, they will not lose their value and it will be possible to exchange them for new notes at Eurosystem central banks indefinitely. "A good design
2013–14 Euro Hockey Tour 2013–14 Euro Hockey Tour The 2013–14 Euro Hockey Tour is the 18th season of Euro Hockey Tour. It started on 29 August 2013 and will end on 4 May 2014. A total of 24 games will be played, with each team playing 12 games. The season consists of the Karjala Tournament, the Channel One Cup, the Oddset Hockey Games, and the Czech Hockey Games. The 2013 Czech Hockey Games was played between 29 August–1 September 2013, and was won by Finland. Five of the matches were played in Pardubice, Czech Republic and one in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The 2013 Karjala