The setbacks – and plans – of Tesla in Europe

The setbacks – and plans – of Tesla in Europe

An attack brought Tesla’s German factory site to a standstill on March 5, 2024, as protests rumbled against the expansion of the site.

Tesla: setbacks in Germany…

Between social movements in Scandinavia, production below targets and the arson which cut off the power supply to the German site, Tesla is accumulating setbacks. The Grünheide attack was claimed by far-left activists. She intervenes whilearound a hundred environmental activists have been occupying the forest adjoining the Tesla factory since last Thursday (February 29, 2024), which must be deforested for the extension of the site. Report, Delphine Nerbollier.

…and projects in Italy

Discussions are underway between Rome and the American manufacturer… The Italian sovereignist government would be ready, in fact, to review its protectionist model, to meet its automobile production objectives, and open the Boot to competitors from the giant Stellantis, the only manufacturer today in the country. Details from Blandine Hugonnet.

Refugees from Ukraine

They come from kyiv, Dniepro or western Ukraine, and today live in Hungary. They work there for Ukrainian companies which have relocated them to Budapest, or for international firms. Hungary is not known for its unconditional support for Russia, Viktor Orban, has often obstructed EU initiatives against Russia. This does not prevent these refugees from being happy in Budapest, nor from suffering from their distance, too, every week, they come together to sing. Report, Florence Labruyère.

In a word: “Aile Kurumu”, the institution of the family

In Turkey, the expression has never been as present in official discourse as in recent years. In the mouth of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, these two words have become the symbol of completely uninhibited hate speech against sexual minorities.

The rejection of homosexuality was one of the main themes of President Erdogan’s campaign for his re-election last year (2023), and a few weeks before the municipal elections of March 31, the authorities are once again targeting sexual minorities. Anne Andlauer’s explanations.

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