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.

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.

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.'"

President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term.

Von der Leyen insisted that the United States remains an important partner, taking a conciliatory tone in a speech to the annual meeting of global elites in Davos, Switzerland. The EU's "first priority will be to engage early, discuss common interests ...

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.

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.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

Business leaders in Davos joined calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for the European Union to speed up efforts to reduce regulation and increase competition to prevent the bloc from falling further behind other developed markets.

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.

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,