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The Cayenne is set to return to Germany. But the planned move of production to Leipzig apparently comes at a high price: staff are expected to give up part of their pay.

European Union energy ministers have secured a greater role in planning Europe’s future electricity system after launching an intense political campaign against the European Commission’s proposal seeking more control over the bloc’s power grid. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two politically sensitive issues in the bloc’s plan to revamp the electric grid were discussed by energy ministers in Luxembourg on 26 June: a new centralised planning scenario for future grid investments and a sweeping effort to accelerate permitting procedures for clean power projects, which typically take 5 to 10 years to be approved. While Europe excels at producing clean power, it struggles to…

Published on 25/06/2026 – 16:56 GMT+2 During a visit to Washington on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met US President Donald Trump, offering warm words while gently pushing back on his latest criticism of the alliance. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump reiterated grievances with NATO over its failure to back the US-Israeli war against Iran, saying he had been “let down”. The United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran on 28 February. Trump did not consult NATO ahead of time, and key European allies have voiced scepticism over the need for the war. Trump called on allies to “just be loyal”,…

Published on 24/06/2026 – 16:45 GMT+2 Two workers for a Norwegian charity involved in demining efforts in Ukraine have been killed in a Russian strike, the charity has announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Oslo-based humanitarian organisation Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) said on Wednesday that it had received reports that two of its colleagues had been killed and several others were injured in an attack on Ukraine. The Kherson Regional State Administration said the strike targeted the Vysokopillia area of the Kherson region. “We are currently working to verify the details, and our thoughts are with those affected and their families,” the…

Diverging views on the EU’s relations with Israel are exposing a growing rivalry between the European Commission and top diplomat Kaja Kallas over who sets the bloc’s foreign policy, undermining its overall coherence.

A European Commission spokesperson said on Monday that the EU is “reassessing” plans to hold a summit with the UK in late July, as it becomes increasingly likely that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s successor will be in post in just three and a half weeks.

Published on 21/06/2026 – 16:09 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing up the current “political realities” amid reports that he is set to step down next week, the UK’s business secretary has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Peter Kyle said Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week”. “We will find a way for this to be, whatever unfolds, a functional process,” Kyle added. The Observer reported on Saturday that Starmer is expected to announce his resignation on Monday while laying out…

Published on 20/06/2026 – 15:22 GMT+2•Updated 16:42 US President Donald Trump doubled down on his comments on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, saying she asked him “over and over” for a photo when the pair met at the G7 summit in France earlier this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Following the summit, Trump told an Italian journalist that he “felt sorry for Meloni” after she “begged me to take a picture with her”. Meloni hit back in a video posted to social media on Friday, branding Trump’s claims as “completely made up” and insisting that neither she nor Italy begs…

The Commission has given rapid approval to the document submitted by the new government, which could be the key to unlocking €10 billion in recovery funds.

‘Countries that emerge strongest from the next phase of the transition will be those with diversified energy systems that remain secure, affordable and sustainable in a more uncertain world’ writes Roberto Bocca from World Economic Forum’s Centre for Energy and Materials in an OpEd for Euronews.