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Agencies like BFW have sprung up in recent years because students outside the EU can enrol in Finnish vocational and higher education institutions through these third-party "commissioners", a list that also includes local governments.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Atkins and SEC’s two other commissioners now argue that stockbrokers already have a strict legal duty to execute trades with the most favorable terms for their clients, making the trade-through rule superfluous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Talks held among European commissioners on protecting critical industries from Chinese rivals will feed further discussions at the G7 heads of state meeting in France and an EU leaders' summit in Brussels this month.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

She said she had asked the five commissioners to reveal their records, which California allows but does not require.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The French reacted “as if it had been a victory of their own troops over their own enemies,” the commissioners reported.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen