23. Cash and cash equivalents
€ million |
|
Dec. 31, 2025 |
|
Dec. 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank balances |
|
38,481 |
|
39,816 |
Checks, cash-in-hand, bills and call deposits |
|
320 |
|
480 |
|
|
38,801 |
|
40,296 |
Bank balances are held at various banks in different currencies and also include time deposits with maturities of less than three months.