Sources: BBC
Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas vows for the European Union to lift sanctions against Syria to restore diplomatic ties between them, acknowledging the present massacres of Alawite civilians as showing Syria's need for stability. Germany pledges €300 million in aid towards stabilizing Syria and its humanitarian situation. 2025-03-17
The European Union sends its first transfer of €1.5 billion (US$1.63 billion) in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for military and infrastructure support. The Kremlin denounces the transfer as "illegal" under international law and pledges legal retaliation. 2024-07-26
New Zealand signs a free trade agreement with the European Union, which is expected to increase EU exports to the South Pacific nation by €4.5 billion a year. 2023-07-9
The Bundestag votes 400–41, with 200 abstentions, to approve raising the minimum wage in Germany to €12 ($12.90) an hour. 2022-06-5
The European Union says that it will provide fighter aircraft and finance €500 million in procurement and delivery of weapons to Ukraine, the first time that the EU has done so. The EU will also provide €50 million in medical supplies. 2022-02-27
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. 2018-06-13
A million dollars worth of jewelry meant for use by celebrities at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival is stolen from a Novotel hotel room in Cannes. 2013-05-17
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival opens with a showing of "The Great Gatsby". 2013-05-15
The Cannes Film Festival board of directors announce that Steven Spielberg will head the 2013 Cannes Film Festival jury. 2013-02-28
The European Union aims to complete Portugal's bailout of approximately €80 billion in exchange for cuts before a new government is elected in June, with the previous government having fallen at the loss of a parliamentary vote on imposing similar austerity measures. 2011-04-8