The European Council of Ministers has prepared a manual against euro counterfeiters. The new regulations are very severe and contain many novelties.
Penalties go from imprisonment to extradition or exile from Europe.
The hunt for counterfeiters can be conducted outside the euro zone, this possibility is not only limited to the persecution of the criminals, but can also be a precautionary measure in the place where the crime has taken place. The new regulations have, however, caused some inconvenience in the various countries of the Union. According to this law, these coins are now illegal given that reproductions of the European single currency are banned. The issue of medals has been interrupted and all the unsold coins will be removed from the market as soon as possible.