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Fiat Chrysler, PSA complete merger into Stellantis

Italian American carmaker Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA have completed their $52 billion tie-up and formally merged into Stellantis, the two automakers said on Saturday. The merger of FCA and Groupe PSA has been completed, the companies said in a statement. Newly-incorporated St...

Biden says he feels safe ahead of his inauguration

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Friday that he feels safe taking his oath of office publicly next week. After speaking about his COVID-19 vaccination plan, a reporter asked Biden if he feels comfortable despite intelligence briefings outlining Inauguration Day security threats. ...

UPDATED: Armin Laschet elected new CDU leader

Germany's Christian Democrats elected Armin Laschet as chairman on Saturday, aiming to unify their divided party behind a new leader who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when she steps down after federal elections in September. Laschet, the premier of the western state ...

175 new cases of coronavirus – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 16 January 2021

Updated 1245 - Covid-19 Update Malta registered 175 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, authorities said. The new cases were detected following 3,293 swab tests. With 67 patients recovering 2,749 cases remain active. Two more patients have died, with Malta now having 238 fatalit...

Malta: PN leader meets Chamber of SMEs

In-Nazzjon reports on a meeting between PN Leader Bernard Grech and the Chamber of SMEs. Grech said that the generation of wealth is successful when the economy is founded on a fair society. Another story says that the number of active Covid-19 cases climbed to more than 2,600 as 193 ne...

Malta: PM did not recuse himself from Vince Muscat pardon decision

The Times says that the Prime Minister did not recuse himself in the Cabinet decision against granting a presidential pardon to alleged Caruana Galizia hitman Vince Muscat. Robert Abela had, in the past, represented a man Muscat is believed to want to implicate. The paper quotes Home Af...

EU states warn of risks to vaccination credibility as Pfizer slows supplies

European governments said the credibility of their COVID-19 vaccination programmes was at risk on Friday after U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer announced a temporary slowdown of deliveries of its vaccines. Shots developed by Pfizer with its German partner BioNTech began being delivered i...

EU eyes “Vaxproof” document to revive travel

The European Commission is working on a vaccine certificate, dubbed "Vaxproof", that could help restore cross-border travel, EU officials said, but the plan is dividing EU nations. The issue has been discussed for months but has led to no compromise because of fears over vaccine hesitan...

European nations say COVID vaccines fall short as Pfizer slows supplies

Many European nations say they are receiving lower-than-expected supplies of COVID-19 vaccines as U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer slows shipments and distribution proceeds unevenly among European Union states. Vaccines developed by Pfizer with its German partner Bio...

Scottish fishermen land fish in Denmark to avoid post-Brexit red tape

Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit red tape. A fish auction in Hanstholm on Denmark's west coast has so far this year sold 525 tonnes of ...

Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit

The British government said it had no plans to lower standards on workers' rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part of a post-Brexit overhaul was in the works. The FT reported on Thursday that the Department for Business, Energy & I...

Fuelling Scots anger, UK confident on solving post-Brexit “teething” woes

Britain believes it can resolve post-Brexit "teething issues" that have disrupted exports of Scottish fish to the European Union, a minister said on Thursday, in comments that further charged tensions with Scotland's largest political party. Since Britain completed its journey...

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. Thai police seize a fabric label that is 112 meters long of anti-government protesters during a rally a...

Photo Story: Cold snap in Toledo, Spain

Frozen landscape in Consuegra, near Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain after heavy snowfall affected the region. Severe low temperatures are affecting central Spain. Frozen vineyard landscape in Consuegra, near Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain. Via EPA-EFE/Manu Reino

Malaysia takes WTO legal action against EU over palm biofuel curbs

Malaysia is taking legal action at the global trade watchdog against the European Union and member states France and Lithuania for restricting palm oil-based biofuels, the government said. The world's second largest palm oil producer, which has called a EU renewable-energy directive "di...