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The suspension of gas to Poland and Bulgaria causes natural gas prices to increase and also causes the Russian ruble to reach a 2 year high against the Euro in Moscow trade.
2022-04-27

Italian police seize luxury villas and yachts worth 143 million euros from five Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned by the European Union.
2022-03-5

The European Union will suspend deliveries of euro banknotes to Russia beginning on March 12, with exemptions for private persons and their family members in Russia as well as diplomatic missions with legal immunity.
2022-03-2

Gas prices for the United Kingdom and the European Union increase by 17% after the German energy regulator suspends the approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany. The regulator says that the pipeline needs to comply with German law before they can certify the €10 billion project.
2021-11-16

Voters in Switzerland go to the polls to vote in a number of referenda including a proposal for a basic income of 2,500 francs a month.
2016-06-5

German marketplace organizer Deutsche Börse agrees to purchase trading platform 360T for €725 million.
2015-07-26

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

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

The Swiss Government blocks 27 million Swiss francs worth of assets linked to senior Syrian officials. [http:--www.metronews.ca-calgary-world-article-906771--swiss-block-over-30-million-in-syrian-funds (AP via "Metro News")]date=August 2019
2011-07-3

Italian authorities seize 23 million euro (approximately US$30 million) from a Vatican bank account in a money laundering probe.
2010-09-21