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Re:The European Commission versus Android by IBM on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:18AM (#17567105)
It's distributed to all member states in the proportion that they contribute to the EU budget, after all appeals are completed.
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Re:The European Commission versus Android by candiodari on Friday July 20, 2018 @09:28AM (#17574782)
No it's not. It's contributed to the general fund of the EU.

If you fully follow the money, it's mostly used to make local EU agricultural products cheaper, and for the government offices and jobs in Brussels and Strasbourg.

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