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The United States approves the sale of 600 MIM-104 Patriot air defense missiles to Germany worth US$5 billion (€4.6 billion) to improve German national defense and the overall security of NATO.
2024-08-15

Russian president Vladimir Putin signs an investment program deal that will make an investment of 1.6 billion euros in Iranian railroad projects, which are expected to begin operation within 48 months.
2023-05-17

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) fines Poland €1 million per day, for breaking the law by maintaining the disciplinary chamber of its Supreme Court. The ECJ says Poland has failed to comply with its order, and finds it might pose a "serious and irreparable harm to the legal order of the European Union". The fine is the highest daily penalty the ECJ has ever imposed on any EU member state.
2021-10-27

The Italian government signs a large package of investment and reforms that will be financed by the European Union’s €800 billion recovery fund, of which the country received €191.5 billion including €69 billion of grants.
2021-04-25

The Central Bank of Venezuela launches a legal claim against the Bank of England, to try to force the British bank to release €930m ($1bn; £820m) worth of Venezuelan gold it claims it holds.
2020-05-19

Portugal announces it has set aside 150 million euros to lend to the companies that have been hurt by the collapse of tour guide company Thomas Cook.
2019-09-27

The Swiss franc to euro exchange rate jumps by 30% immediately following a Swiss National Bank announcement. The bank will abandon its three-year-old cap on the swiss franc's value against the euro as well as lower the interest rate on sight deposits (instant access accounts) to -0.75% (the negative number meaning that the depositor has to pay the bank 0.75% per year to hold the depositor's money).
2015-01-15

Latvia officially adopts the Euro as its currency and becomes the 18th member of the Eurozone.
2014-01-1

The world's largest food group, Nestlé SA, opens a new production unit in Konolfingen, Switzerland, and its CEO affirms that the company is committed to its home country, despite problems created by the unusually strong Swiss franc against the euro.
2011-09-1