President Donald Trump repeated false claims about the US trade relationship with Canada and Europe in virtual Thursday remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos. He also delivered a smattering of other misstatements and exaggerations about trade,
World leaders and business executives left the Swiss mountain resort of Davos after a week of discussions dominated from a distance by Donald Trump's return as U.S. President.
President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term.
Geopolitically, Europe desperately needs to strengthen its military capabilities and revitalize its defense industry. Ukraine has the largest and most experienced military in Europe and some of the world's most advanced drone technology.
At Davos, President von der Leyen laid out a plan which included making business easier across Europe. She confirmed launching a “far-reaching simplification of our sustainable finance and due diligence rules” and referred to a single and simple framework across the EU dealing with corporate law, insolvency, labour law and taxation.
The president of Banco Santander insists on asking for "a pause in regulation" so that Europe does not fall behind the US. The president of Banco Santander, Ana Botín, has stated in a debate at the World Economic Forum that "there is a risk that the European Union becomes a museum",
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said he had once sought approval for a project in Ireland, but ditched it once he was told that it would take “five to six years ... And I said, ‘You have to be kidding.'"
The European Union wants to engage and negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, warning of the risk of a "global race to the bottom" using tools such as tariffs.
An intensified trans-Atlantic competition, despite calls for cooperation, belied an overall upbeat mood among many business leaders in Davos who are looking for economic growth, fewer regulations, lower taxes and greater efficiencies through technologies like artificial intelligence — another key theme to the week.
The European Union has clinched a string of pacts after the United States, its top trading partner, flipped into full protectionist mode.
The EU unveiled a much-anticipated blueprint to revamp Europe's economic model on Wednesday, marking a shift towards a more business-friendly Brussels after five years of heavy focus on green goals.With US President Donald Trump promising tariffs and a gargantuan AI push,
I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered whether his blunt style landed.