The Stellantis logo pictured on a banner outside the Opel plant in Eisenach. Martin Schutt/ZB/dpa The multinational car maker Stellantis and the Chinese battery giant CATL are to invest up to €4.1 billion ($4.3 billion) in a joint battery cell factory in Spain, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Production of the factory […]

Italy announced on Monday that it too is temporarily suspending its asylum procedures for Syrians, following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. In doing so it is following the example of other European partners, according to the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Earlier, Meloni had met with ministers in Rome to assess the devel

The former head of both the European Central Bank and the Italian government lamented on Monday over the “leadership vacuum” stemming from weakened leadership in France and Germany. “The Franco-German leadership is weakened,” Mario Draghi said at an awards ceremony in Milan. “But I see no other leadership capable of le

Jens Bischof, CEO of the airline Eurowings and President of the German Aviation Association, speaks at a press conference. Bernd Weißbrod/dpa Ticket prices for air travel in Germany are expected to rise, according to Jens Bischof, president of the German Aviation Association (BDL). “Arrivals and departures in Germany will become significantly

Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to appear in court later for the first time in his long-running corruption trial. The Israeli prime minister has been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Judges have ruled he must testify three times a week, despite the ongoing war in Gaza war and new threats in the Middle […]