German, Italian govts back Alitalia-Lufthansa deal

BERLIN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The German and Italian leaders on Monday backed a potential agreement between Alitalia (AZPIa.MI: ) on the German airline taking a minority stake in the Italian carrier. "We have said that we are open to international alliances and it would please us greatly if this alliance was with a country that we have worked with a lot, namely Germany," Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said at a joint news conference with German... [read full story]