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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of cash flows [abstract] |  |  |
Cash received from operations | € 46,925 | € 46,415 | € 51,353
Cash paid from operations | (34,778) | (34,379) | (36,477)
Net payments of interest and other financial expenses net of dividends received | (292) | (1,309) | (1,171)
Taxes (paid)/proceeds | (92) | (459) | (509)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities | 11,763 | 10,268 | 13,196
(Payments on investments)/proceeds from the sale in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (5,508) | (6,164) | (7,020)
(Payments)/proceeds on disposals of companies, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed | (115) | 13,369 | 81
Payments on investments in companies, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | (1,628) | (414) | (79)
Proceeds on financial investments not included under cash equivalents | 2,967 | 2,163 | 2,308
Payments on financial investments not included under cash equivalents | (2,575) | (1,474) | (3,297)
Net proceeds/(payments) for temporary financial investments | 1,532 | (1,584) | 217
Net cash flow used in investing activities | (5,327) | 5,896 | (7,790)
Dividends paid | (1,397) | (3,630) | (1,296)
Proceeds from share capital increase with minority interest | 1,022 | 0 | 323
(Payments)/proceeds of treasury shares and other operations with shareholders and with minority interests | (555) | (604) | (223)
Operations with other equity holders | (268) | (354) | (1,020)
Proceeds on issue of debentures and bonds and other debts | 1,746 | 561 | 4,011
Proceeds on loans, borrowings and promissory notes | 839 | 3,085 | 4,516
Repayments of debentures and bonds and other debts | (3,541) | (5,847) | (6,728)
Repayments of loans, borrowings and promissory notes | (3,077) | (4,146) | (2,852)
Lease principal payments | (1,996) | (1,782) | (1,787)
Financed operating payments and investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets payments | (698) | (273) | (382)
Net cash used in financing activities | (7,925) | (12,990) | (5,438)
Effect of changes in exchange rates | 156 | (179) | (402)
Cash reclassified to assets held for sale | 0 | (7) | (4)
Effect of changes in consolidation methods and others | (2) | (12) | 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the year | (1,335) | 2,976 | (438)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD | 8,580 | 5,604 | 6,042
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD | 7,245 | 8,580 | 5,604
RECONCILIATION OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS WITH THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION |  |  |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS TOTAL | 7,245 | 8,580 | 5,604
Cash on hand and at banks | 6,653 | 7,353 | 4,600
Other cash equivalents | € 592 | € 1,227 | € 1,004

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