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

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres ratcheted up his warning about climate change and said the world’s thirst for fossil fuels is a “Frankenstein monster” that spares no one, while calling for greater attention to risks posed by artificial intelligence if its ascent goes ungoverned — even as some leaders played up its promise.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum (WEF). Photo: VCG. In a speech delivered on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum (WEF), European Comm

China's Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman China does not pursue a trade surplus and is willing to import more competitive and high-quality products and services to balance trade, Ding Xuexiang, the country's vice premier, said on Tuesday.

The European Union is working on a proposal for bloc-wide purchase incentives for electric vehicles to support the bloc’s struggling automakers, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the EU should put an end to anonymity of users in social media platforms and hold their CEOs personally accountable if they fail to comply with the bloc’s regulations.

Commission’s visit to India set to take place end of February, Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič tells POLITICO.

Brussels must up its game on climate diplomacy, climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Euronews, after US president Donald Trump once again pulled out of the global effort to arrest climate breakdown.

Transport and Tourism Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas told the World Economic Forum's Davos summit today that the EU's planned sustainable tourism strategy will allow the sector to keep growing.

The World Economic Forum has held a meeting every year since it was founded in 1971. But why is Davos, as it is commonly known, so significant?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the need to break down barriers in the EU's energy sector at the World Economic Forum. Her statement highlighted the importance of investing in next-gen clean energy technologies and diversifying energy supplies.