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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the European Union will give Ukraine €3.4 billion (USD$3.6 billion) throughout the summer from Russian frozen assets revenue.
2024-06-11

The European Commission allows Russia to resume shipping embargoed goods by rail to its exclave of Kaliningrad, following Russian threats against Lithuania. However, the transit of military equipment through Lithuanian territory remains prohibited.
2022-07-13

The European Commission signs a third contract with Pfizer and BioNTech to secure 1.8 billion doses of its vaccine.
2021-05-20

The European Commission blocks the third attempt of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse at a merger, citing the danger of a "de facto monopoly in the crucial area of fixed income instruments".
2017-03-29

The British bank Barclays fires Chief Executive Antony Jenkins for his failure to reduce head count and the pace of cost cutting with Chairman John McFarlane to act as interim CEO until a replacement is appointed. The bank was recently convicted of earning billions through fraud as part of the LIBOR scandal
2015-07-8

Deutsche Bank pays $2.5 billion to settle an investigation by the United States and the United Kingdom related to manipulation of the Libor or London Interbank Offered Rate. It will also plead guilty in a US court case.
2015-04-23

The European Commission recognizes Oleksandr Turchynov as Ukraine‘s legitimate interim president.
2014-02-24

Greece secures an additional 6.2 billion euros from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund despite warnings that the Greek government is moving too slow to reform the government.
2013-07-9

The European Commission fines Microsoft €561 million for failing to provide residents of the European Union with a selection of web browsers as an alternative to Internet Explorer.
2013-03-6

The European Commission states that the combined eurozone economy is likely to contract by 0.3% in 2012, as an ongoing debt crisis and high unemployment continue to wrack the 17 euro-using nations.
2012-05-12