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     add 1a4be04  adding the NGI TALER press release to the news in 
2024-02.html (+ short preview on landing page)

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diff --git a/properties.yml b/properties.yml
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--- a/properties.yml
+++ b/properties.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ eventslist:
     speaker: Christian Grothoff
     email: cg'AT'taler.net
 newsposts:
+  - page: 2024-02.html
+    date: 2024-01-17
+    title: "New EU project NGI TALER will bring private and secure online 
payments to the Eurozone"
   - page: 2024-01.html
     date: 2024-01-15
     title: "NGI Taler project launched"
diff --git a/template/news/2024-02.html.j2 b/template/news/2024-02.html.j2
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--- a/template/news/2024-02.html.j2
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@@ -1,12 +1,54 @@
 {% extends "common/news.j2" %}
 {% block body_content %}
-<h1>Funding opportunities for GNU Taler developers</h1>
-<p>
-Join us on our journey towards informational self-determination in payments.
-As part of NGI TALER, <a href="https://nlnet.nl/";>NLnet Foundation</a>
-is running an <a href="https://nlnet.nl/taler";>open call</a> and will award 
grants
-to third parties working on GNU Taler enhancements <b>globally</b>. The 
application
-process is <a href="https://nlnet.nl/propose";>simple</a> and the first
-submission deadline is <b>April 1st 2024</b>.
+<h1>New EU project NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payments to 
the Eurozone</h1>
+<p>
+We are excited to announce the creation of a European project December 1st 
2023, which 
+will run for the next 36 months. This Next Generation Internet pilot named 
"NGI TALER" is 
+operated by a consortium of 11 partners from 8 European countries with the 
mandate to roll 
+out an innovative electronic payment system for the greater benefit of 
European citizens, 
+merchants, and banks. This payment system is different from current online 
payment 
+methods, like credit cards or bank transfers, in that it offers privacy for 
the buyer: 
+neither merchants nor banks can trace or link the payments. It is also a 
no-risk payment 
+option for the merchant as there is no equivalent of fake or stolen credit 
cards, as 
+payments are cleared and confirmed instantly. The payment system is socially, 
ecologically 
+and fiscally responsible: it is not a new currency, there is no 
energy-consuming 
+proof-of-work or proof-of-stake method and clearing is processed much faster 
than payments 
+by credit cards. NGI TALER enforces transparency on the merchants so that 
states ensure 
+that businesses can be held accountable for their income and pay their taxes.
+</p>
+<p>
+NGI TALER is funded as a pilot under the Next Generation Internet (NGI) 
initiative within 
+the European Commission's Horizon Europe research funding program. This 
project is based 
+on the free software GNU Taler which has been developed by the GNU community 
and Taler 
+Systems S.A., and which has received wide praise from financial experts 
including experts 
+from several central banks - including the Swiss National Bank (SNB). The goal 
is to make 
+GNU Taler available as payment system via two European banks - GLS Bank 
(Germany) and 
+MagNet Bank (Hungary). NGI TALER's ambition is to reach the European market 
during the 
+project period and have the payment mechanism accepted and widely adopted by 
the end of 
+the project.
+</p>
+<p>
+Under the hood, GNU Taler deploys state-of-the-art cryptography to achieve 
these features. 
+The initial investment into the required infrastructure is low and the payment 
mechanism 
+operates more cost efficiently than existing payment solutions, with lower 
transaction 
+fees - a benefit that will be shared by consumers and merchants. This makes 
even 
+micro-payments possible, creating an interesting and privacy preserving 
alternative to 
+subscription- or advertisement-based revenue for newspapers and other 
publishers.
+</p>
+<p>
+NGI TALER is coordinated by the Coding Theory and Cryptology group at 
Eindhoven University 
+of Technology and has 10 more partners:
+<ul>
+ <li>Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH),</li>
+ <li>small for-profit (Code Blau GmbH, Taler Systems S.A., VisualVest),</li>
+ <li>non-profit structures (petites singularités, E-Seniors Association),</li>
+ <li>cooperative banks (GLS Bank, MagNet Bank),</li>
+ <li>a philanthropic organization (Stichting NLnet) and</li>
+ <li>a grassroots movement (Homo Digitalis).</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+<p>
+For more information see <a href="https://www.taler.net/en/ngi-taler.html";>the 
project's webpage at https://www.taler.net/en/ngi-taler.html</a>
+or contact the coordinator Tanja Lange.
 </p>
 {% endblock body_content %}

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