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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of cash flows [abstract] |  |  |
Cash received from operations | € 48,856 | € 47,314 | € 46,925
Cash paid from operations | (36,134) | (34,646) | (34,778)
Net payments of interest and other financial expenses net of dividends received | (1,060) | (565) | (292)
Taxes (paid)/proceeds | (668) | (454) | (92)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities | 10,994 | 11,649 | 11,763
(Payments on investments)/proceeds from the sale in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (5,521) | (5,851) | (5,508)
Proceeds/(payments) on disposals of companies, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed | 220 | 1,004 | (115)
Payments on investments in companies, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | (189) | (252) | (1,628)
Proceeds on financial investments not included under cash equivalents | 1,413 | 1,432 | 2,967
Payments on financial investments not included under cash equivalents | (1,196) | (1,475) | (2,575)
Net proceeds/(payments) for temporary financial investments | 50 | 856 | 1,532
Net cash flow used in investing activities | (5,223) | (4,286) | (5,327)
Dividends paid | (1,887) | (2,139) | (1,397)
(Payments)/proceeds from share capital (decrease)/increase with minority interest | (57) | 113 | 1,022
(Payments)/proceeds of treasury shares and other operations with shareholders and with minority interests | (1,301) | (1,771) | (555)
Operations with other equity holders | (346) | (329) | (268)
Proceeds on issue of debentures and bonds and other debts | 1,787 | 967 | 1,746
Proceeds on loans, borrowings and promissory notes | 1,760 | 1,707 | 839
Repayments of debentures and bonds and other debts | (1,140) | (1,910) | (3,541)
Repayments of loans, borrowings and promissory notes | (1,123) | (1,465) | (3,077)
Lease principal payments | (2,143) | (2,114) | (1,996)
Financed operating payments and investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets payments | (222) | (245) | (698)
Net cash used in financing activities | (4,672) | (7,186) | (7,925)
Effect of changes in exchange rates | (191) | (258) | 156
Cash reclassified to assets held for sale | 3 | (14) | 0
Effect of changes in consolidation methods and others | 0 | 1 | (2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the year | 911 | (94) | (1,335)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD | 7,151 | 7,245 | 8,580
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD | 8,062 | 7,151 | 7,245
RECONCILIATION OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS WITH THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION |  |  |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS TOTAL | 8,062 | 7,151 | 7,245
Cash on hand and at banks | 6,905 | 6,265 | 6,653
Other cash equivalents | € 1,157 | € 886 | € 592

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