AI at Davos 2026: From work impact to Europe's place. Here\u2019s what the tech leaders hope and fear<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>For Li, AI sovereignty should not mean isolation, because it isn\u2019t practical or even really possible for most nations to build each technology layer in one country. It also would not be sustainable for the planet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to move away from the notion that this needs to be a full national AI ownership, but more towards strategic interdependence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>This approach would see countries leveraging their unique strengths through targeted domestic investment and international partnerships, while making strategic trade-offs to identify the right collaborators.<\/p>\n<p>Li pointed to Europe as a model, praising the continent's cross-border AI partnerships among member states. She advocated for layered cooperation to ensure \"everyone can benefit from this powerful technology.\"<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can Europe lead in AI?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the US and China dominating the AI race, tech leaders at Davos suggested the technology presents a significant opportunity for Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of chip giant Nvidia, told the forum that AI is \"exciting for Europe\" because of its \"incredibly strong manufacturing base\" for building AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Huang described this as Europe's moment to \"leapfrog\" the software era, calling robotics a \"once in a lifetime opportunity\" for the continent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2026//01//01//from-ai-slop-to-world-models-bubbles-and-small-models-what-to-expect-from-ai-in-2026/">From 'AI slop' to world models, bubbles and small models: What to expect from AI in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Li echoed this optimism, citing Europe's advantages: exceptional talent, robust regulation, \"a stable society that also encourages innovation,\" and strong industrial foundations.<\/p>\n<p>However, she acknowledged significant challenges ahead. Market fragmentation across the continent makes cross-border expansion difficult for start-ups and prevents talent mobility.<\/p>\n<p>\"Many start-ups born in Europe still see it's much easier to enter a big market like the US than to try to tackle the fragmented domestic markets within the European Union,\" Li said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The energy challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the other major challenges for AI \u2013 not just for Europe \u2013 will be energy. Data centres, which power AI systems, require massive amounts of electricity to operate. <\/p>\n<p>This infrastructure is so important that Microsoft\u2019s CEO Satya Nadella declared in Davos that energy costs will be the major factor in deciding which country wins the AI race.<\/p>\n<p>Li added that the energy challenge also presented an opportunity to upgrade \u201coutdated\u201d energy systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose systems that start using clean energy will benefit the whole society overall, but we do need to think in the long term in terms of how we can build out the whole ecosystem,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2>The AI questions ahead<\/h2>\n<p>With AI advancing at speeds faster than we\u2019ve ever seen before, Li said it \u201cis almost like a year in our life now becomes 100 years in AI\u201d. The applications being discussed today could easily become outdated tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>For example, this year\u2019s Davos gathering showed how AI development is moving on from large language models (LLMs) to physical AI, such as robotics, and the decisions countries are making in how to invest in AI and regulate it, Li said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what she thinks the key topics will be at Davos next year, she said much will remain the same, such as how AI can serve humanity and not just corporate profits. <\/p>\n<p>\"How do we protect our children's future, not just our own?\" Li asked. She criticised corporate leaders planning to cut entry-level jobs due to AI, calling it \"the biggest mistake you will make.\" <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2026//01//19//will-ai-replace-jobs-anthropic-report-finds-the-answer-is-not-so-straightforward/">Will AI replace jobs? Anthropic report finds the answer is not so straightforward <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Instead of excluding younger workers in this way, she urged companies to pair them with experienced senior management to maximise returns, arguing that younger workers are \"AI-native\" and naturally adept with the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Li also said AI should not widen the digital divide between the Global North and South, and that more efforts should be made so AI systems are powered by clean energy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really look at technology as an uplifting force that can uplift the whole of humanity. We're humans, we're unique because we take care of each other, so that needs to be front and centre of our agenda,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769178381,"updatedAt":1769238015,"publishedAt":1769238003,"firstPublishedAt":1769238003,"lastPublishedAt":1769238014,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/41\/40\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d14472a5-b7cb-503a-ade1-30726b03e8fc-9624140.jpg","altText":"he logo of the World Economy Forum is displayed on a window at the Congress Center, center, where the annual meeting of World Economic Forum will take place, in Davos, ","caption":"he logo of the World Economy Forum is displayed on a window at the Congress Center, center, where the annual meeting of World Economic Forum will take place, in Davos, ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Markus 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maroc link","daletPyramidId":3979773,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Morocco makes its case in Davos as a bridge between Europe and Africa","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Morocco makes its case in Davos as a bridge between Europe and Africa","leadin":"At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Morocco stepped forward with a clear message: in an era of fractured trade routes and shifting global supply chains, the Kingdom is positioning itself as a stable, competitive platform linking Europe, Africa and beyond.","summary":"At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Morocco stepped forward with a clear message: in an era of fractured trade routes and shifting global supply chains, the Kingdom is positioning itself as a stable, competitive platform linking Europe, Africa and beyond.","keySentence":"","url":"morocco-makes-its-case-in-davos-as-a-bridge-between-europe-and-africa","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/23\/morocco-makes-its-case-in-davos-as-a-bridge-between-europe-and-africa","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Morocco stepped forward with a clear message: in an era of fractured trade routes and shifting global supply chains, the Kingdom is positioning itself as a stable, competitive platform linking Europe, Africa and beyond.\n\nAn \u201cInvest in Morocco\u201d session, organised by the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) and moderated by Euronews, highlighted the country\u2019s ambitions to accelerate investment, scale innovation and plug into new global value chains.\n\nUnder the theme \u201cInvest in Morocco: Driving Innovation and Global Competitiveness,\u201d the high-level gathering brought together public and private sector voices around Morocco\u2019s evolving role as a trusted hub for industry, trade and technology, connected to Europe, anchored in Africa, and open to the world.\n\nA 25-year transformation\n\nThe session opened with remarks from Ali Seddiki, Director General of AMDIE, who framed Morocco\u2019s progress over the past two and a half decades as a decisive structural shift.\n\n\u201cIt is important for investors to understand that Morocco has been completely transformed,\u201d he told the audience, describing a development journey built on both long-term planning and delivery on the ground.\n\nSeddiki pointed to the scale of change since the late 1990s, recalling that in 1999 only half the country had access to electricity. Today, he said, Morocco ranks among the region\u2019s leaders in infrastructure quality, a transformation he described as the product of a royal vision combined with execution.\n\nHe also underlined the importance of engaging directly with international decision-makers on a stage like Davos. \u201cDavos is always busy,\u201d he noted, \u201cbut it\u2019s also one of the best opportunities to connect, to share your value proposition.\u201d\n\nAt the heart of that proposition, Seddiki argued, are the fundamentals investors look for in uncertain times: stability, predictability and openness. He highlighted Morocco\u2019s free trade agreements with more than 90 countries, giving companies access to \u201cmore than 2.5 billion consumers.\u201d\n\nDemographics, he added, further strengthen the country\u2019s competitiveness. \u201cWe have a young population, an average age of 29,\u201d he said, calling it a \u201cdemographic dividend\u201d at a time when many economies are ageing.\n\nSustainability and speed of execution\n\nMorocco\u2019s investment pitch in Davos also leaned heavily on the energy transition, and what officials describe as a growing \u201cgreen advantage\u201d for industrial production\n\nSeddiki noted that renewables account for more than 40% of the country\u2019s energy mix, arguing Morocco can offer conditions for net-zero industrial development at globally competitive costs. With abundant solar and wind potential, he said, Morocco is positioned to deliver some of the lowest-cost green electricity worldwide, an increasingly strategic factor amid global energy volatility. Beyond sustainability, Morocco also sought to distinguish itself through execution speed.\n\nReferring to the Stellantis industrial project, Seddiki said the country demonstrated its capacity to move rapidly from investment decision to delivery: \u201cIn two years, what was an empty field was turned into a world-class industrial zone.\u201d\n\nIn a period where major industrial projects are often slowed by administrative constraints elsewhere, he argued Morocco\u2019s ability to act quickly has become a central differentiator.\n\nPanel discussion: strengthening long-term partnerships for sustainable growth\n\nThe second part of the session shifted to a panel discussion titled \u201cStrengthening Long-Term Partnerships for Sustainable Growth,\u201d focusing on Morocco\u2019s value proposition for investors seeking resilient, future-oriented supply chains.\n\nKelsey Goodman, Head of Middle East and North Africa at the World Economic Forum, said Morocco\u2019s strategic geography is gaining new value amid supply chain disruptions. Positioned between Africa and Europe and at the gateway to the Atlantic, she noted Morocco stands out as nearshoring becomes a growing priority for manufacturers seeking proximity and reliability.\n\nFrom an investor advisory perspective, Mohamed Mabrouk, Partner at Ernst & Young, highlighted reforms introduced over the past decade to strengthen Morocco\u2019s business environment and attract both domestic and foreign capital.\n\nHe pointed to the country\u2019s investment charter and related incentives, including support mechanisms that can cover up to 30% of eligible projects\u2019 capital expenditure. Mabrouk also cited industrial acceleration zones, which offer fiscal advantages, simplified customs procedures and high-quality infrastructure. He added that Morocco\u2019s innovation landscape is often underestimated internationally, arguing the country has developed a strong startup ecosystem supported by competitive talent and globally relevant innovation.\n\nA clear message from Davos\n\nAcross the session, the message was consistent: Morocco is presenting itself as a stable, connected and increasingly innovation-driven economy, one that wants to be part of the solution as global trade patterns are rewritten.\n\nIn Davos, Morocco\u2019s pitch was not just about location, it was about readiness: the ability to deliver, to compete and to partner at scale. For investors looking for speed, resilience and a gateway to multiple markets, Morocco wants to be the platform that turns ambition into execution.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Morocco stepped forward with a clear message: in an era of fractured trade routes and shifting global supply chains, the Kingdom is positioning itself as a stable, competitive platform linking Europe, Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cInvest in Morocco\u201d session, organised by the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) and moderated by Euronews, highlighted the country\u2019s ambitions to accelerate investment, scale innovation and plug into new global value chains.<\/p>\n<p>Under the theme \u201cInvest in Morocco: Driving Innovation and Global Competitiveness,\u201d the high-level gathering brought together public and private sector voices around Morocco\u2019s evolving role as a trusted hub for industry, trade and technology, connected to Europe, anchored in Africa, and open to the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//40//10//808x539_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg/" alt=\"©\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/384x256_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/640x426_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/750x500_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/828x552_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1080x720_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1200x800_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1920x1279_cmsv2_5c0cfeff-94ea-5ae2-aaa0-446767462d4c-9624010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">©<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>A 25-year transformation<\/h3>\n<p>The session opened with remarks from Ali Seddiki, Director General of AMDIE, who framed Morocco\u2019s progress over the past two and a half decades as a decisive structural shift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important for investors to understand that Morocco has been completely transformed,\u201d he told the audience, describing a development journey built on both long-term planning and delivery on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Seddiki pointed to the scale of change since the late 1990s, recalling that in 1999 only half the country had access to electricity. Today, he said, Morocco ranks among the region\u2019s leaders in infrastructure quality, a transformation he described as the product of a royal vision combined with execution.<\/p>\n<p>He also underlined the importance of engaging directly with international decision-makers on a stage like Davos. \u201cDavos is always busy,\u201d he noted, \u201cbut it\u2019s also one of the best opportunities to connect, to share your value proposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of that proposition, Seddiki argued, are the fundamentals investors look for in uncertain times: stability, predictability and openness. He highlighted Morocco\u2019s free trade agreements with more than 90 countries, giving companies access to \u201cmore than 2.5 billion consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Demographics, he added, further strengthen the country\u2019s competitiveness. \u201cWe have a young population, an average age of 29,\u201d he said, calling it a \u201cdemographic dividend\u201d at a time when many economies are ageing.<\/p>\n<h3>Sustainability and speed of execution<\/h3>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s investment pitch in Davos also leaned heavily on the energy transition, and what officials describe as a growing \u201cgreen advantage\u201d for industrial production<\/p>\n<p>Seddiki noted that renewables account for more than 40% of the country\u2019s energy mix, arguing Morocco can offer conditions for net-zero industrial development at globally competitive costs. With abundant solar and wind potential, he said, Morocco is positioned to deliver some of the lowest-cost green electricity worldwide, an increasingly strategic factor amid global energy volatility. Beyond sustainability, Morocco also sought to distinguish itself through execution speed.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the Stellantis industrial project, Seddiki said the country demonstrated its capacity to move rapidly from investment decision to delivery: \u201cIn two years, what was an empty field was turned into a world-class industrial zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a period where major industrial projects are often slowed by administrative constraints elsewhere, he argued Morocco\u2019s ability to act quickly has become a central differentiator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//40//10//808x539_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg/" alt=\"©\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/384x256_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/640x426_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/750x500_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/828x552_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1080x720_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1200x800_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1920x1279_cmsv2_198791e6-cc37-5098-b6f9-d170ef28954a-9624010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">©<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Panel discussion: strengthening long-term partnerships for sustainable growth<\/h3>\n<p>The second part of the session shifted to a panel discussion titled \u201cStrengthening Long-Term Partnerships for Sustainable Growth,\u201d focusing on Morocco\u2019s value proposition for investors seeking resilient, future-oriented supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Goodman, Head of Middle East and North Africa at the World Economic Forum, said Morocco\u2019s strategic geography is gaining new value amid supply chain disruptions. Positioned between Africa and Europe and at the gateway to the Atlantic, she noted Morocco stands out as nearshoring becomes a growing priority for manufacturers seeking proximity and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>From an investor advisory perspective, Mohamed Mabrouk, Partner at Ernst & Young, highlighted reforms introduced over the past decade to strengthen Morocco\u2019s business environment and attract both domestic and foreign capital.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the country\u2019s investment charter and related incentives, including support mechanisms that can cover up to 30% of eligible projects\u2019 capital expenditure. Mabrouk also cited industrial acceleration zones, which offer fiscal advantages, simplified customs procedures and high-quality infrastructure. He added that Morocco\u2019s innovation landscape is often underestimated internationally, arguing the country has developed a strong startup ecosystem supported by competitive talent and globally relevant innovation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5003750937734435\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//40//10//808x1206_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg/" alt=\"©\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/384x576_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/640x960_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/750x1125_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/828x1242_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1080x1620_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1200x1800_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/40\/10\/1920x2881_cmsv2_482687ff-0da7-5549-ab62-c14e1b3b626d-9624010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">©<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>A clear message from Davos<\/h3>\n<p>Across the session, the message was consistent: Morocco is presenting itself as a stable, connected and increasingly innovation-driven economy, one that wants to be part of the solution as global trade patterns are rewritten.<\/p>\n<p>In Davos, Morocco\u2019s pitch was not just about location, it was about readiness: the ability to deliver, to compete and to partner at scale. For investors looking for speed, resilience and a gateway to multiple markets, Morocco wants to be the platform that turns ambition into 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WHO SAID WHAT","daletPyramidId":3949091,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Davos 2026: Who said what at world's top political and business summit","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Davos 2026: Who said what at world's top annual summit","titleListing2":"Davos 2026: Who said what so far at world's top political and business summit","leadin":"The yearly gathering in the Swiss Alps resort town has been dominated by escalating tensions between the US and its European allies, with leaders warning of a crumbling world order, rising unilateralism and AI's threat to the world's workforce.","summary":"The yearly gathering in the Swiss Alps resort town has been dominated by escalating tensions between the US and its European allies, with leaders warning of a crumbling world order, rising unilateralism and AI's threat to the world's workforce.","keySentence":"","url":"davos-2026-who-said-what-so-far-at-worlds-top-political-and-business-summit","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/23\/davos-2026-who-said-what-so-far-at-worlds-top-political-and-business-summit","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"This year's World Economic Forum in Davos has been largely dominated by US President Donald Trump, who presented his Board of Peace initiative on Thursday after a Greenland-heavy special address the day before.\n\nThe talk of the Swiss Alps resort town revolved around escalating tensions over US threats to impose tariffs on European allies over Greenland, with leaders warning of fracturing alliances and the erosion of the rules-based international order.\n\nAnxiety over Trump's arrival loomed over the first few days of the proceedings through his social media posts and leaked private messages, including a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re linking his Greenland demands to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize.\n\nThe US president, who arrived midweek with the largest delegation ever despite Air Force One troubles on his way across the pond, excluded the possibility of a hostile takeover of the Arctic island which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, albeit still insisting on an acquisition.\n\nHere are the most talked-about statements from the annual gathering of the world's top political and business elites so far:\n\nOn Greenland and Europe's failures\n\nTrump delivered his long-awaited address on Wednesday, stating that the US is seeking immediate negotiations over Greenland while ruling out the use of military force to acquire the Danish territory.\n\n\"We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that,\" Trump said. \"I don't want to use force. I won't use force.\"\n\nHe warned NATO members they faced a choice on Greenland: \"You can say yes and we'll be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember.\"\n\nTrump criticised Europe, declaring parts of the continent \"no longer recognisable\" and asserting it was \"not heading in the right direction.\"\n\nTrump also poked fun at French President Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses worn during his Tuesday address. \"I watched Emmanuel Macron yesterday with those beautiful sunglasses,\" Trump said, drawing pockets of laughter from the audience.\n\nWhile the crisis over the acquisition of Greenland was far from over, some greeted Trump's message with a sense of relief after he explicitly said any use of force was out of the question.\n\n\"We heard firsthand everything that the president believes, and it was useful to be here to understand it completely, so no threat of force for Greenland. This was a good message,\" Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi\u0107 told Euronews.\n\nAccording to Plenkovi\u0107, the solution to the impasse is \"to talk to each other.\"\n\n\"There is no other way,\" he said. \"I think the transatlantic partnership is important, has been historically important, and we should do everything we can to ensure it remains important.\"\n\nFormer US Vice President Al Gore dubbed the speech a \"classic Trump performance.\"\n\n\"It's significant that he appeared to back down on his threat to use military force on Greenland,\" Gore told the journalists gathered outside the venue after Trump's address.\n\n\"I think a lot of it was just a little bit of a sideshow to make up for the fact that he withdrew his threat to take military action on you. What other relationship between the United States and Europe, you said, is it permanent or damaged? Only time will tell.\"\n\nIn another much-awaited special address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a scathing critique of European inaction on Thursday, declaring the continent \"looks lost\" and remains trapped in endless repetition of failing to defend itself or decisively support Ukraine.\n\n\"Everyone remembers the great American film Groundhog Day, but no one would want to live like that,\" Zelenskyy said. \"Repeating the same thing for weeks, months, and of course, years. And yet that is exactly how we live now.\"\n\nHe expressed frustration with Europe's response to the Greenland crisis, questioning the deployment of a handful of troops to the Arctic island.\n\n\"If you send 14 or 40 soldiers to Greenland, what is that for? What message does it send? What is the message to Putin, to China? And even more importantly, what message does it send to Denmark, your close ally? Forty soldiers will not protect anything.\"\n\nZelenskyy continued his harsh rebuke of the continent, saying it \"still feels more like geography, history, tradition, not a great political power\" and \"remains a fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers.\"\n\n\"Europe looks lost trying to convince the US president to change. But he will not change,\" Zelenskyy said. \"President Trump loves who he is. And he says he loves Europe but he won't listen to this Europe.\"\n\nHe questioned why Trump could seize shadow fleet tankers and oil while Europe could not, as Russia's oil sales keep funding Moscow's war against Ukraine.\n\n\"If Putin has no money, there's no war for Europe,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\nOn the shifting global order\n\nMacron delivered the forum's most widely quoted warning about the shift away from multilateralism in his address the day before.\n\n\"It's a shift towards a world without rules, where international law is trampled underfoot and where the only law that seems to matter is that of the strongest,\" Macron said, summing up European concerns about rising unilateralism.\n\nThe French leader, who has been at the forefront of calls for Europe to activate trade defence mechanisms, framed the choice facing democracies in stark terms.\n\n\u201cWe do prefer respect to bullies \u2026 and we do prefer rule of law to brutality,\" Macron said.\n\nIn a much-referenced speech on Tuesday afternoon, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also spoke of irreversible change.\n\nThe world is \"in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,\" and the old world order \"is not coming back,\" Carney said.\n\n\u201cIn a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice: compete with each other for favour or to combine to create a third path with impact,\u201d he said.\n\n\u201c(We) argue the middle powers must act together because if we\u2019re not at the table, we\u2019re on the menu.\u201d\n\nArgentine President Javier Milei delivered his third consecutive Davos address on Wednesday, touting his government's economic transformation and declaring the West must return to its foundational values.\n\n\"Since taking office in 2023, we have carried out 13,500 structural reforms,\" Milei said, describing the process as \"Make Argentina Great Again.\"\n\nMilei concluded with a fiery ode to the US and Western civilisation in what he said was pushback against \"wokeism\".\n\n\"For some strange reason, the West began turning its back on the ideas of freedom,\" he said.\n\n\"Now I bring you good news: the world has begun to wake up. The best proof of this is what is happening in America with the rebirth of the ideas of freedom.\"\n\n\"America will be the beacon of light that rekindles all of the West,\" he said, adding this would repay the civilisational debt to \"Greek philosophy, Roman law and Judeo-Christian values.\"\n\nCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom delivered some of the forum's most combative rhetoric on Tuesday, urging European leaders to \"stop being complicit\" and \"have a backbone\" in standing up to Trump's demands over Greenland.\n\n\"I can't take this complicity. People rolling over,\" Newsom said. \"I should've brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders. I hope people understand how pathetic they look on the world stage.\"\n\nNewsom is widely seen as positioning himself as an alternative Democratic voice to the Trump administration ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.\n\nOn transatlantic security and trade risks\n\nEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged both sides to avoid escalation while warning of the risks to Western cohesion.\n\n\"Plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landscape,\" von der Leyen said, echoing concerns that US-Europe trade conflict benefits the likes of Russia.\n\nNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the current turmoil has taken the world's focus away from Moscow's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine.\n\n\"The main issue is not Greenland now, the main issue is Ukraine,\" Rutte said, adding he was \"a little bit worried that we might drop the ball focusing so much on these other issues.\"\n\n\"They need our support now, tomorrow, and the day after\", he stated. \"I need European allies to keep focus on this issue.\"\n\nWEF President B\u00f8rge Brende articulated the economic anxiety pervading the forum as geopolitical tensions overshadowed discussions of innovation and growth.\n\n\"We are most worried about major escalations of wars. That can kill global growth,\" Brende said.\n\nUS Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended the Trump administration's approach in a press briefing on Tuesday, framing tariffs as a legitimate geopolitical instrument.\n\n\"The president's view has always been he would much rather work things out with folks, and so a tariff is a lesser measure,\" Greer told Euronews, positioning trade levies alongside sanctions and export controls in the national security toolkit.\n\nGreer warned European allies against retaliation, stating it would be \"unwise\". \"When foreign countries follow my advice, they tend to do okay,\" he said.\n\nHe also signalled a fundamental shift in US policy on market access. \"The US market is never going to be permanently available to everyone all the time forever, like it has been for the past 25 years. We found that was a mistake.\"\n\nOn AI, threats to the workforce and its future\n\nBlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who took over as co-chair of the World Economic Forum, opened the gathering in a self-critical tone.\n\n\"For many people, this meeting feels out of step with the moment: elites in an age of populism, an established institution in an era of deep institutional distrust,\" Fink said. \"And there's truth in that critique.\"\n\nHe warned that AI threatens to repeat capitalism's failures of the past three decades, with early gains \"flowing to the owners of models, owners of data and owners of infrastructure\" while potentially wreaking havoc on white-collar workers as globalisation did to manufacturing jobs.\n\nPalantir CEO Alex Karp, speaking in conversation with Fink, delivered a stark prediction about AI's impact on employment. \"It will destroy humanities jobs,\" Karp said.\n\n\"You went to an elite school, and you studied philosophy \u2014 I'll use myself as an example \u2014 hopefully, you have some other skill, that one is going to be hard to market.\"\n\nHe added that \"there will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, especially those with vocational training,\" while warning that Europe is falling behind the US and China in AI adoption.\n\nNotably, world's richest man Elon Musk made his first-ever appearance at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, predicting robots will eventually outnumber humans and AI will surpass collective human intelligence within five years.\n\n\"My prediction is there will be more robots than people,\" Musk said in conversation with Fink, adding that humanoid robots could help provide elder care in a world where there are not enough young people to care for older citizens.\n\nMusk said AI would become \"smarter than any individual human\" by the end of 2026 and would likely exceed \"all of humanity combined\" within five years. He announced Tesla would begin selling humanoid robots to the public by 2027.\n\n\"By the end of this year, I think they will be doing more complex tasks, and probably by the end of next year, I think we'd be selling humanoid robots to the public,\" Musk said.\n\n\"That's when we are confident it'll have very high reliability \u2014 you can basically ask it to do anything you like.\"\n\nWhen asked whether he wanted to die on Mars, Musk drew laughter with his response: \"People ask if I want to die on Mars. I say yes, just not on impact.\"\n\nMusk has repeatedly dismissed the Davos gathering as elitist. In 2023, he called it \"increasingly becoming an unelected world government that the people never asked for and don't want.\"\n\n\u201cIt feels much better to be optimistic and end up being wrong than to be pessimistic and end up being right,\u201d Musk pointed out in this year's discussion.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>This year's World Economic Forum in Davos has been largely dominated by US President Donald Trump, who presented his Board of Peace initiative on Thursday after a Greenland-heavy special address the day before.<\/p>\n<p>The talk of the Swiss Alps resort town revolved around escalating tensions over US threats to impose tariffs on European allies over Greenland, with leaders warning of fracturing alliances and the erosion of the rules-based international order.<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety over Trump's arrival loomed over the first few days of the proceedings through his social media posts and leaked private messages, including a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re linking his Greenland demands to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n<p>The US president, who arrived midweek with the largest delegation ever despite Air Force One troubles on his way across the pond, excluded the possibility of a hostile takeover of the Arctic island which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, albeit still insisting on an acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the most talked-about statements from the annual gathering of the world's top political and business elites so far:<\/p>\n<h2>On Greenland and Europe's failures<\/h2>\n<p>Trump delivered his long-awaited address on Wednesday, stating that the US is seeking immediate negotiations over Greenland while ruling out the use of military force to acquire the Danish territory.<\/p>\n<p>\"We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that,\" Trump said. \"I don't want to use force. I won't use force.\"<\/p>\n<p>He warned NATO members they faced a choice on Greenland: \"You can say yes and we'll be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//06//09//808x539_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg/" alt=\"US President Donald Trump during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/384x256_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/640x427_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/750x500_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/828x552_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1080x720_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1200x800_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1920x1281_cmsv2_ee9a0f31-1bbc-59a2-8cae-ed67c144c5f5-9620609.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Trump criticised Europe, declaring parts of the continent \"no longer recognisable\" and asserting it was \"not heading in the right direction.\" <\/p>\n<p>Trump also poked fun at French President Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses worn during his Tuesday address. \"I watched Emmanuel Macron yesterday with those beautiful sunglasses,\" Trump said, drawing pockets of laughter from the audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//21//us-seeks-immediate-negotiations-to-acquire-greenland-trump-tells-davos/">US seeks 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but 'won't use force', Trump tells Davos<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>While the crisis over the acquisition of Greenland was far from over, some greeted Trump's message with a sense of relief after he explicitly said any use of force was out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>\"We heard firsthand everything that the president believes, and it was useful to be here to understand it completely, so no threat of force for Greenland. This was a good message,\" Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi\u0107 told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>According to Plenkovi\u0107, the solution to the impasse is \"to talk to each other.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"There is no other way,\" he said. \"I think the transatlantic partnership is important, has been historically important, and we should do everything we can to ensure it remains important.\"<\/p>\n<p>Former US Vice President Al Gore dubbed the speech a \"classic Trump performance.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"It's significant that he appeared to back down on his threat to use military force on Greenland,\" Gore told the journalists gathered outside the venue after Trump's address. <\/p>\n<p>\"I think a lot of it was just a little bit of a sideshow to make up for the fact that he withdrew his threat to take military action on you. What other relationship between the United States and Europe, you said, is it permanent or damaged? Only time will tell.\"<\/p>\n<p>In another much-awaited special address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a scathing critique of European inaction on Thursday, declaring the continent \"looks lost\" and remains trapped in endless repetition of failing to defend itself or decisively support Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\"Everyone remembers the great American film Groundhog Day, but no one would want to live like that,\" Zelenskyy said. \"Repeating the same thing for weeks, months, and of course, years. And yet that is exactly how we live now.\"<\/p>\n<p>He expressed frustration with Europe's response to the Greenland crisis, questioning the deployment of a handful of troops to the Arctic island. <\/p>\n<p>\"If you send 14 or 40 soldiers to Greenland, what is that for? What message does it send? What is the message to Putin, to China? And even more importantly, what message does it send to Denmark, your close ally? Forty soldiers will not protect anything.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//06//09//808x539_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg/" alt=\"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to the media at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 22 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/384x256_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/640x427_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/750x500_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/828x552_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1080x720_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1200x800_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1920x1281_cmsv2_81e32499-14a2-56a5-b88d-f0653531c22b-9620609.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to the media at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 22 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Zelenskyy continued his harsh rebuke of the continent, saying it \"still feels more like geography, history, tradition, not a great political power\" and \"remains a fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Europe looks lost trying to convince the US president to change. But he will not change,\" Zelenskyy said. \"President Trump loves who he is. And he says he loves Europe but he won't listen to this Europe.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//22//zelenskyy-says-europe-looks-lost-and-living-in-groundhog-day-in-scathing-davos-address/">Zelenskyy says Europe 'looks lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day' in scathing Davos address<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>He questioned why Trump could seize shadow fleet tankers and oil while Europe could not, as Russia's oil sales keep funding Moscow's war against Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>\"If Putin has no money, there's no war for Europe,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<h2>On the shifting global order<\/h2>\n<p>Macron delivered the forum's most widely quoted warning about the shift away from multilateralism in his address the day before.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's a shift towards a world without rules, where international law is trampled underfoot and where the only law that seems to matter is that of the strongest,\" Macron said, summing up European concerns about rising unilateralism.<\/p>\n<p>The French leader, who has been at the forefront of calls for Europe to activate trade defence mechanisms, framed the choice facing democracies in stark terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do prefer respect to bullies \u2026 and we do prefer rule of law to brutality,\" Macron said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666015625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//03//05//808x539_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg/" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 20 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/384x256_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/640x426_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/750x500_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/828x551_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/1080x719_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/1200x799_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/03\/05\/1920x1279_cmsv2_b0d20beb-b923-50d8-b16e-c9c9024268f3-9620305.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 20 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In a much-referenced speech on Tuesday afternoon, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also spoke of irreversible change. <\/p>\n<p>The world is \"in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,\" and the old world order \"is not coming back,\" Carney said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice: compete with each other for favour or to combine to create a third path with impact,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c(We) argue the middle powers must act together because if we\u2019re not at the table, we\u2019re on the menu.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//21//trump-mocks-macrons-aviators-in-davos-address-amid-growing-war-of-words/">Trump mocks Macron's aviators in Davos address amid growing war of words<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//20//we-do-prefer-respect-to-bullies-macron-says-at-davos-as-trump-tensions-mount/">We prefer respect over bullies, Macron says at Davos as Trump tensions mount<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Argentine President Javier Milei delivered his third consecutive Davos address on Wednesday, touting his government's economic transformation and declaring the West must return to its foundational values.<\/p>\n<p>\"Since taking office in 2023, we have carried out 13,500 structural reforms,\" Milei said, describing the process as \"Make Argentina Great Again.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//06//09//808x539_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg/" alt=\"US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Argentinian President Javier Milei, right, during a session on his Board of Peace initiative in Davos, 22 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/384x256_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/640x427_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/750x500_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/828x552_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1080x720_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1200x800_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1920x1281_cmsv2_96cb6f3f-7b3c-5cb0-8398-86f27f634ecd-9620609.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Argentinian President Javier Milei, right, during a session on his Board of Peace initiative in Davos, 22 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Milei concluded with a fiery ode to the US and Western civilisation in what he said was pushback against \"wokeism\". <\/p>\n<p>\"For some strange reason, the West began turning its back on the ideas of freedom,\" he said. <\/p>\n<p>\"Now I bring you good news: the world has begun to wake up. The best proof of this is what is happening in America with the rebirth of the ideas of freedom.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"America will be the beacon of light that rekindles all of the West,\" he said, adding this would repay the civilisational debt to \"Greek philosophy, Roman law and Judeo-Christian values.\"<\/p>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered some of the forum's most combative rhetoric on Tuesday, urging European leaders to \"stop being complicit\" and \"have a backbone\" in standing up to Trump's demands over Greenland. <\/p>\n<p>\"I can't take this complicity. People rolling over,\" Newsom said. \"I should've brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders. I hope people understand how pathetic they look on the world stage.\" <\/p>\n<p>Newsom is widely seen as positioning himself as an alternative Democratic voice to the Trump administration ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.<\/p>\n<h2>On transatlantic security and trade risks<\/h2>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged both sides to avoid escalation while warning of the risks to Western cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>\"Plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landscape,\" von der Leyen said, echoing concerns that US-Europe trade conflict benefits the likes of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the current turmoil has taken the world's focus away from Moscow's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>\"The main issue is not Greenland now, the main issue is Ukraine,\" Rutte said, adding he was \"a little bit worried that we might drop the ball focusing so much on these other issues.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"They need our support now, tomorrow, and the day after\", he stated. \"I need European allies to keep focus on this issue.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//06//09//808x539_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg/" alt=\"NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Poland's Karol Nawrocki and Finland's Alexander Stubb during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, 21 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/384x256_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/640x427_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/750x500_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/828x552_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1080x720_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1200x800_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1920x1281_cmsv2_b89c74f2-1106-56af-a1cc-bfa0bc0389fb-9620609.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Poland's Karol Nawrocki and Finland's Alexander Stubb during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, 21 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>WEF President B\u00f8rge Brende articulated the economic anxiety pervading the forum as geopolitical tensions overshadowed discussions of innovation and growth.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are most worried about major escalations of wars. That can kill global growth,\" Brende said.<\/p>\n<p>US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended the Trump administration's approach in a press briefing on Tuesday, framing tariffs as a legitimate geopolitical instrument.<\/p>\n<p>\"The president's view has always been he would much rather work things out with folks, and so a tariff is a lesser measure,\" Greer told Euronews, positioning trade levies alongside sanctions and export controls in the national security toolkit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//20//washington-sees-tariffs-as-geopolitical-tool-us-trade-chief-tells-euronews/">Washington sees tariffs as geopolitical tool, US trade chief tells Euronews<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Greer warned European allies against retaliation, stating it would be \"unwise\". \"When foreign countries follow my advice, they tend to do okay,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also signalled a fundamental shift in US policy on market access. \"The US market is never going to be permanently available to everyone all the time forever, like it has been for the past 25 years. We found that was a mistake.\"<\/p>\n<h2>On AI, threats to the workforce and its future<\/h2>\n<p>BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who took over as co-chair of the World Economic Forum, opened the gathering in a self-critical tone. <\/p>\n<p>\"For many people, this meeting feels out of step with the moment: elites in an age of populism, an established institution in an era of deep institutional distrust,\" Fink said. \"And there's truth in that critique.\" <\/p>\n<p>He warned that AI threatens to repeat capitalism's failures of the past three decades, with early gains \"flowing to the owners of models, owners of data and owners of infrastructure\" while potentially wreaking havoc on white-collar workers as globalisation did to manufacturing jobs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//06//09//808x539_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg/" alt=\"Alex Karp, CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 20 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/384x256_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/640x427_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/750x500_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/828x552_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1080x720_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1200x800_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/1920x1281_cmsv2_f00e8294-d18f-5eab-b089-022d6fcca52c-9620609.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Alex Karp, CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 20 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Palantir CEO Alex Karp, speaking in conversation with Fink, delivered a stark prediction about AI's impact on employment. \"It will destroy humanities jobs,\" Karp said. <\/p>\n<p>\"You went to an elite school, and you studied philosophy \u2014 I'll use myself as an example \u2014 hopefully, you have some other skill, that one is going to be hard to market.\" <\/p>\n<p>He added that \"there will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, especially those with vocational training,\" while warning that Europe is falling behind the US and China in AI adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, world's richest man Elon Musk made his first-ever appearance at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, predicting robots will eventually outnumber humans and AI will surpass collective human intelligence within five years.<\/p>\n<p>\"My prediction is there will be more robots than people,\" Musk said in conversation with Fink, adding that humanoid robots could help provide elder care in a world where there are not enough young people to care for older citizens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//06//09//808x539_cmsv2_b4d129c4-d2ec-53cb-9d83-4292f0f3dc6f-9620609.jpg/" alt=\"Elon Musk attends the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 22 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/384x256_cmsv2_b4d129c4-d2ec-53cb-9d83-4292f0f3dc6f-9620609.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/09\/640x427_cmsv2_b4d129c4-d2ec-53cb-9d83-4292f0f3dc6f-9620609.jpg 640w, 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https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/28\/34\/828x552_cmsv2_b667eda1-28f2-55b0-bf77-3c22c734ed0f-9622834.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/28\/34\/1080x720_cmsv2_b667eda1-28f2-55b0-bf77-3c22c734ed0f-9622834.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/28\/34\/1200x800_cmsv2_b667eda1-28f2-55b0-bf77-3c22c734ed0f-9622834.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/28\/34\/1920x1280_cmsv2_b667eda1-28f2-55b0-bf77-3c22c734ed0f-9622834.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Uzbekistan's President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed the founding charter of the Board of Peace in Davos<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Press Service of Uzbekistan's President<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n 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The discussions focused on priority investment areas and implementing previously reached agreements, according to the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The sides explored potential BlackRock participation in priority Uzbek projects, including entry into domestic enterprise capital, development of joint investment mechanisms and deploying international expertise to improve the country's investment climate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.66640625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//28//34//808x539_cmsv2_6e0e0941-b77a-5583-a1cf-9c4a89622b67-9622834.jpg/" alt=\"Senior managing director of BlackRock, Adebayo Ogunlesi, and Uzbek President, 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DAVOS SPEECH","daletPyramidId":3967296,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Zelenskyy says Europe 'looks lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day' in scathing Davos address","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Europe is 'lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day,' Zelenskyy tells Davos","titleListing2":"Zelenskyy says Europe is 'lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day' in scathing Davos address","leadin":"The Ukrainian president said in his speech at Davos that a year had passed since his last address at the same summit, when he warned Europe that it needed to learn self-defence, yet \"nothing has changed\".","summary":"The Ukrainian president said in his speech at Davos that a year had passed since his last address at the same summit, when he warned Europe that it needed to learn self-defence, yet \"nothing has changed\".","keySentence":"","url":"zelenskyy-says-europe-looks-lost-and-living-in-groundhog-day-in-scathing-davos-address","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/22\/zelenskyy-says-europe-looks-lost-and-living-in-groundhog-day-in-scathing-davos-address","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a scathing critique of European inaction at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, declaring that the continent \"looks lost\" and remains trapped in endless repetition of failing to defend itself or decisively support Ukraine.\n\n\"Everyone remembers the great American film Groundhog Day, but no one would want to live like that,\" Zelenskyy said. \"Repeating the same thing for weeks, months, and of course, years. And yet that is exactly how we live now.\"\n\nThe Ukrainian leader expressed frustration with Europe's response to the crisis around Greenland, questioning the deployment of small troop contingents to the Arctic territory.\n\n\"If you send 14 or 40 soldiers to Greenland, what is that for? What message does it send?\" Zelenskyy asked. \"What is the message to Putin, to China? And even more importantly, what message does it send to Denmark, your close ally? Forty soldiers will not protect anything.\"\n\nZelenskyy said a year had passed since his last Davos address warning Europe needed to learn self-defence, yet \"nothing has changed\".\n\n\"Everyone turned attention to Greenland and it's clear most leaders simply are not sure what to do about it,\" Zelenskyy said. \"And it seems like everyone is waiting for America to cool down. But what if it will not? What then?\"\n\nZelenskyy criticised Europe's fragmented response to global challenges, declaring the continent \"still feels more like geography, history, tradition, not a great political power\" and \"remains a fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers.\"\n\n\"Europe looks lost trying to convince the US president to change. But he will not change,\" Zelenskyy said. \"President Trump loves who he is. And he says he loves Europe but he won't listen to this Europe.\"\n\nThe Ukrainian leader offered his country's naval expertise to address concerns about Russian vessels near Greenland, noting Ukraine had successfully targeted ships near Crimea.\n\n\"We will solve this problem with Russian ships,\" he said. \"They can sink near Greenland just like they sink near Crimea.\"\n\nHe expressed frustration over Western reluctance to provide Ukraine with advanced weapons systems, saying diplomats advised against mentioning Tomahawks to Americans \"not to spoil the mood\".\n\n\"Today they target Ukraine. Tomorrow it could be any NATO country,\" Zelenskyy said of Russian missiles. \"Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to cut Russia off from components making missiles, or destroy factories making them?\"\n\n\"Europe remains in Greenland mode: maybe someone somewhere will do something,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\nThe Ukrainian president further criticised Europe's failure to respond to Iran's brutal crackdown on protesters that killed thousands, contrasting the Tehran regime's survival with Venezuela's Nicol\u00e1s Maduro capture in Caracas on 3 January.\n\n\"If the (Tehran) regime survives, it sends a clear signal to every bully: kill enough people and stay in power,\" he said.\n\n\"The fact remains, Maduro is on trial in New York. Sorry, but Putin is not on trial,\" Zelenskyy added. \"The man who started it is not only free, he's still fighting for his frozen money in Europe.\"\n\nHe questioned why Trump could seize shadow fleet tankers and oil while Europe could not, noting that oil funds the war against Ukraine. \"If Putin has no money, there's no war for Europe,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\nRegarding peace negotiations, Zelenskyy said documents on postwar security guarantees were \"nearly ready,\" but that Washington's involvement remained key.\n\n\"No security guarantees work without the US,\" he said. \"The backstop of President Trump is needed.\"\n\n'I want to stop it'\n\nZelenskyy arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday morning for scheduled talks with US President Donald Trump, departing Ukraine where more than half of the capital Kyiv remained without power following sustained Russian bombardment.\n\nZelenskyy nearly skipped coming to the Swiss Alps resort town, where he had planned to finalise documents with US officials relating to postwar security guarantees and economic recovery.\n\nOn Tuesday he remained in Kyiv to focus on restoring power, but arrived in Switzerland two days later as the crisis deepened.\n\nApproximately 4,000 buildings in Kyiv lacked heating on Wednesday, as temperatures plunged to -20C amid Ukraine's coldest winter in years, almost four years into Russia's full-scale invasion.\n\n\"I want to stop it. It's a horrible war,\" Trump said at Davos on Wednesday.\n\nA yearlong Trump administration push to halt Russia's war has yielded no breakthrough despite repeated US deadlines, although efforts continued.\n\nTrump's Greenland demands largely eclipsed Ukraine discussions at the forum, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warning on Wednesday the alliance risked losing focus on Ukraine's defence needs.\n\n\"The main issue is not Greenland now, the main issue is Ukraine,\" Rutte said, adding he was \"a little bit worried that we might drop the ball focusing so much on these other issues.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a scathing critique of European inaction at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, declaring that the continent \"looks lost\" and remains trapped in endless repetition of failing to defend itself or decisively support Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\"Everyone remembers the great American film Groundhog Day, but no one would want to live like that,\" Zelenskyy said. \"Repeating the same thing for weeks, months, and of course, years. And yet that is exactly how we live now.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader expressed frustration with Europe's response to the crisis around Greenland, questioning the deployment of small troop contingents to the Arctic territory.<\/p>\n<p>\"If you send 14 or 40 soldiers to Greenland, what is that for? What message does it send?\" Zelenskyy asked. \"What is the message to Putin, to China? And even more importantly, what message does it send to Denmark, your close ally? Forty soldiers will not protect anything.\"<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said a year had passed since his last Davos address warning Europe needed to learn self-defence, yet \"nothing has changed\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Everyone turned attention to Greenland and it's clear most leaders simply are not sure what to do about it,\" Zelenskyy said. \"And it seems like everyone is waiting for America to cool down. But what if it will not? What then?\"<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy criticised Europe's fragmented response to global challenges, declaring the continent \"still feels more like geography, history, tradition, not a great political power\" and \"remains a fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Europe looks lost trying to convince the US president to change. But he will not change,\" Zelenskyy said. \"President Trump loves who he is. And he says he loves Europe but he won't listen to this Europe.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader offered his country's naval expertise to address concerns about Russian vessels near Greenland, noting Ukraine had successfully targeted ships near Crimea. <\/p>\n<p>\"We will solve this problem with Russian ships,\" he said. \"They can sink near Greenland just like they sink near Crimea.\"<\/p>\n<p>He expressed frustration over Western reluctance to provide Ukraine with advanced weapons systems, saying diplomats advised against mentioning Tomahawks to Americans \"not to spoil the mood\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Today they target Ukraine. Tomorrow it could be any NATO country,\" Zelenskyy said of Russian missiles. \"Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to cut Russia off from components making missiles, or destroy factories making them?\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Europe remains in Greenland mode: maybe someone somewhere will do something,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//27//70//808x539_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg/" alt=\"A Ukrainian soldier is seen on his position at the frontline in the Druzhkivka direction, Donetsk region, 21 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/1920x1281_cmsv2_e74b510e-12d8-5618-8cad-3f7b65331de9-9622770.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Ukrainian soldier is seen on his position at the frontline in the Druzhkivka direction, Donetsk region, 21 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The Ukrainian president further criticised Europe's failure to respond to Iran's brutal crackdown on protesters that killed thousands, contrasting the Tehran regime's survival with Venezuela's Nicol\u00e1s Maduro capture in Caracas on 3 January.<\/p>\n<p>\"If the (Tehran) regime survives, it sends a clear signal to every bully: kill enough people and stay in power,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>\"The fact remains, Maduro is on trial in New York. Sorry, but Putin is not on trial,\" Zelenskyy added. \"The man who started it is not only free, he's still fighting for his frozen money in Europe.\"<\/p>\n<p>He questioned why Trump could seize shadow fleet tankers and oil while Europe could not, noting that oil funds the war against Ukraine. \"If Putin has no money, there's no war for Europe,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding peace negotiations, Zelenskyy said documents on postwar security guarantees were \"nearly ready,\" but that Washington's involvement remained key. <\/p>\n<p>\"No security guarantees work without the US,\" he said. \"The backstop of President Trump is needed.\"<\/p>\n<h2>'I want to stop it'<\/h2>\n<p>Zelenskyy arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday morning for scheduled talks with US President Donald Trump, departing Ukraine where more than half of the capital Kyiv remained without power following sustained Russian bombardment.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy nearly skipped coming to the Swiss Alps resort town, where he had planned to finalise documents with US officials relating to postwar security guarantees and economic recovery. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday he remained in Kyiv to focus on restoring power, but arrived in Switzerland two days later as the crisis deepened.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//27//70//808x539_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: People take shelter in a subway station during Russia's night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, 20 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/27\/70\/1920x1281_cmsv2_97073bb6-bf6b-506c-bd22-80ea74e2f81b-9622770.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: People take shelter in a subway station during Russia's night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, 20 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Approximately 4,000 buildings in Kyiv lacked heating on Wednesday, as temperatures plunged to -20C amid Ukraine's coldest winter in years, almost four years into Russia's full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\"I want to stop it. It's a horrible war,\" Trump said at Davos on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A yearlong Trump administration push to halt Russia's war has yielded no breakthrough despite repeated US deadlines, although efforts continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//22//trump-considers-tariff-free-zone-for-ukraine-as-us-envoy-witkoff-hints-peace-deal-is-close/">Trump considers 'tariff-free zone' for Ukraine as US envoy Witkoff hints peace deal is close<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//22//we-need-support-we-need-help-ukraine-energy-provider-ceo-says-during-kyiv-blackout/">'We need support, we need help,' Ukraine energy provider CEO says during Kyiv blackout<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Trump's Greenland demands largely eclipsed Ukraine discussions at the forum, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warning on Wednesday the alliance risked losing focus on Ukraine's defence needs.<\/p>\n<p>\"The main issue is not Greenland now, the main issue is Ukraine,\" Rutte said, adding he was \"a little bit worried that we might drop the ball focusing so much on these other issues.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769090412,"updatedAt":1769100168,"publishedAt":1769093076,"firstPublishedAt":1769093076,"lastPublishedAt":1769095257,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pauses as 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yet.","keySentence":"","url":"we-need-support-we-need-help-ukraine-energy-provider-ceo-says-during-kyiv-blackout","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/22\/we-need-support-we-need-help-ukraine-energy-provider-ceo-says-during-kyiv-blackout","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The CEO of Ukraine's largest energy provider DTEK is in Davos and spoke to Euronews about what an energy ceasefire can mean for Ukrainians.\n\nMaksym Timchenko's comments come a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes earlier in the week.\n\n\"We passed three winters and we will pass fourth winter during the war But the question is, at what price? At what level of sufferings of our people,\" Timchenko said.\n\n\"So, the situation is extremely difficult. We need support. We need help. And that's the reason why we have a lot of meetings here with energy companies and with other stakeholders who can support us in this emergency situation. And now we are in survival mode, actually.\"\n\nRussia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest yet, with hundreds of Russian drones and missiles overwhelming air defences during particularly fierce frosts.\n\nThe situation also remained difficult across the country, including in the Sumy, Chernigiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv regions, Zelenskyy added.\n\nZelenskyy announced a \"state of emergency\" in the country's energy sector last week, with Kyiv schools remaining closed, street lights dimmed and roughly half a million residents leaving the capital.\n\nMore than 1,000 Ukrainians have been taken to hospital with frostbite and hypothermia over the past 30 days, the health ministry said, adding that the situation could \"become threatening if temperatures drop or weather conditions worsen\".\n\nGermany called the Russian winter airstrikes against energy infrastructure \"war crimes.\"\n\nTimchenko urged other countries to see Ukraine as an example of how critical it is to protect energy infrastructure, particularly in winter.\n\n\"This level of destruction has never been seen for the energy system as we have in Ukraine, not in the modern history. That's why it's difficult to understand. Not even general public, but even for energy specialists, for CEOs,\u201d he told Euronews.\n\nWith temperatures falling as low as minus 20 C in Kyiv, Ukraine is seeing one of the coldest winters in years, deepening the hardship of Ukrainians almost four years after Russia launched\u00a0its full-scale invasion.\n\nKyiv authorities have set up hundreds of tents across the city, where people can warm up and get hot food and drink.\n\nRussia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of its invasion, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance.\n\nThe Kremlin says it only targets Ukrainian military facilities and has blamed the continuation of the war on Kyiv for refusing to accept its peace demands.\n\nThe International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two top Russian military officials over the attacks on Ukraine's energy grid.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The CEO of Ukraine's largest energy provider <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////dtek.com//en///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>DTEK<\/strong><\/a> is in Davos and spoke to Euronews about what an energy ceasefire can mean for Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<p>Maksym Timchenko's comments come a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>\"We passed three winters and we will pass fourth winter during the war But the question is, at what price? At what level of sufferings of our people,\" Timchenko said.<\/p>\n<p>\"So, the situation is extremely difficult. We need support. We need help. And that's the reason why we have a lot of meetings here with energy companies and with other stakeholders who can support us in this emergency situation. And now we are in survival mode, actually.\"<\/p>\n<p>Russia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest yet, with hundreds of Russian drones and missiles overwhelming air defences during particularly fierce frosts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.4980026631158455\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//18//18//808x402_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg/" alt=\"DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko speaking to Euronews in Davos, 22 January, 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/384x191_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/640x319_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/750x374_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/828x412_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/1080x538_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/1200x598_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/1920x956_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko speaking to Euronews in Davos, 22 January, 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The situation also remained difficult across the country, including in the Sumy, Chernigiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv regions, Zelenskyy added.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy announced a \"state of emergency\" in the country's energy sector last week, with Kyiv schools remaining closed, street lights dimmed and roughly half a million residents leaving the capital.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 Ukrainians have been taken to hospital with frostbite and hypothermia over the past 30 days, the health ministry said, adding that the situation could \"become threatening if temperatures drop or weather conditions worsen\".<\/p>\n<p>Germany called the Russian winter airstrikes against energy infrastructure \"war crimes.\"<\/p>\n<p>Timchenko urged other countries to see Ukraine as an example of how critical it is to protect energy infrastructure, particularly in winter.<\/p>\n<p>\"This level of destruction has never been seen for the energy system as we have in Ukraine, not in the modern history. That's why it's difficult to understand. Not even general public, but even for energy specialists, for CEOs,\u201d he told Euronews.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//18//18//808x539_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg/" alt=\"A volunteer serves free hot food to Kyiv residents during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy system, 21 January, 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/384x256_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/640x427_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/750x500_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/828x552_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/1080x720_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/1200x800_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/1920x1280_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A volunteer serves free hot food to Kyiv residents during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy system, 21 January, 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>With temperatures falling as low as minus 20 C in Kyiv, Ukraine is seeing one of the coldest winters in years, deepening the hardship of Ukrainians almost four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv authorities have set up hundreds of tents across the city, where people can warm up and get hot food and drink.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of its invasion, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin says it only targets Ukrainian military facilities and has blamed the continuation of the war on Kyiv for refusing to accept its peace demands.<\/p>\n<p>The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two top Russian military officials over the attacks on Ukraine's energy grid.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769062142,"updatedAt":1769139818,"publishedAt":1769092541,"firstPublishedAt":1769092541,"lastPublishedAt":1769092541,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_17187540-da64-5014-88ab-76330fc35ef4-9621818.jpg","altText":"People walk past emergency tents set to warm up in Kyiv, 21 January, 2026","caption":"People walk past emergency tents set to warm up in Kyiv, 21 January, 2026","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Danylo Antoniuk\/2026 The AP. All rights reserved","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1620,"height":911},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_cf153780-465d-509b-bea1-b0823f6d312b-9621818.jpg","altText":"A volunteer serves free hot food to Kyiv residents during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy system, 21 January, 2026","caption":"A volunteer serves free hot food to Kyiv residents during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy system, 21 January, 2026","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1333},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/18\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3588cb1f-24ab-5441-b7e8-f4af6e75ecba-9621818.jpg","altText":"DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko speaking to Euronews in Davos, 22 January, 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Arrest Suspects Near Merz\u2019s Plane in Alleged Sabotage Attempt","daletPyramidId":3965927,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"German climate activists arrested trying to pain Chancellor Merz's private plane pink","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Activists caught trying to paint German chancellor's plane pink","titleListing2":"German climate activists arrested on suspicion of sabotaging Merz's private plane","leadin":"Police and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane.","summary":"Police and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane.","keySentence":"","url":"german-climate-activists-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sabotage-plot-on-merzs-private-plane","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/22\/german-climate-activists-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sabotage-plot-on-merzs-private-plane","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"German police arrested three climate activists on Thursday on suspicion of breaking into an airfield to splash pink paint on the private plane of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.\n\nPolice and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane.\n\n\"The plan was to paint the aircraft pink to effectively take it out of service,\" the protest group said in a statement sent to the AFP news agency.\n\nThe activists carried a banner that read \"Mobility for all, not just the super-rich!\" and had also planned to leave behind a bicycle as a more climate-friendly means of transport for Merz, the group said.\n\nPolice said they foiled the plan after pulling over one of the activists near the Arnsberg-Menden Airport in Merz's native Sauerland region, about 40 kilometres east of the city of Dortmund.\n\nThe driver said he was looking for the local airfield, and police records showed the person had previously been \"involved in politically motivated crime\", according to a police statement.\n\nThree other activists were then arrested for trespassing inside the airport's restricted area after police launched a subsequent search.\n\nPolice confirmed that Merz's personal aircraft was parked at the airport.\n\n\"We are acting in self-defence,\" one of the activists, Anja Windl, said in the group's statement.\n\n\"The climate catastrophe is escalating - hunger, heat and natural disasters are claiming lives - and yet Friedrich Merz is flying around in his own plane,\" Windl said.\n\n\"The chancellor, of all people, should be setting an example for the rest of us.\"\n\nThe three activists were caught on the tarmac of the small airport and are being held in police custody, according to the activists group.\n\nMerz is the focus of international attention\n\nThe incident comes at a time when Merz is attracting international attention, particularly after giving his keynote speech on Thursday morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos.\n\nMerz warned that the international order is \"unravelling at a breathtaking pace\" and that \"a world where only power counts is a dangerous place\".\n\nHe pointed to Russia's war in Ukraine, a rising China and a United States that is \"radically reshaping its foreign and security policy.\"\n\n\"A world where only power counts is a dangerous place,\" he said. \"First for small states and for the middle powers, ultimately for the great ones.\"\n\nThe conservative leader of the top EU economy said Germany went down this road \"to its bitter end\" during the 20th century.\n\n\"It pulled the world into a black abyss,\" he said.\n\n\"So let us bear in mind: our greatest strength remains the ability to build partnerships and alliances among equals based on mutual trust and respect.\"\n\nMerz called Russia's invasion of Ukraine \"the most drastic expression\" so far of a global \"new era\". He added that China, \"with strategic foresight, has worked its way into the ranks of the great powers\".\n\n\"The United States' global pole position is being challenged,\" Merz said, with Washington responding by \"radically reshaping its foreign and security policy\".\n\n\"We have entered a time of great power politics. The international order of the past three decades anchored in international law has always been imperfect. Today, its very foundations have been shaken.\"\n\nHe said Europe's power rested on three pillars.\n\n\"First we must invest massively in our ability to defend ourselves, and we are doing this,\" he said.\n\n\"Second, we must rapidly make our economies competitive,\u00a0and we are doing this. Third, we must stand closer together among Europeans\u00a0and among\u00a0like-minded\u00a0partners. We are doing this.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>German police arrested three climate activists on Thursday on suspicion of breaking into an airfield to splash pink paint on the private plane of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.<\/p>\n<p>Police and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane.<\/p>\n<p>\"The plan was to paint the aircraft pink to effectively take it out of service,\" the protest group said in a statement sent to the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The activists carried a banner that read \"Mobility for all, not just the super-rich!\" and had also planned to leave behind a bicycle as a more climate-friendly means of transport for Merz, the group said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they foiled the plan after pulling over one of the activists near the Arnsberg-Menden Airport in Merz's native Sauerland region, about 40 kilometres east of the city of Dortmund.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//26//11//808x539_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg/" alt=\"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 22 January, 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/384x256_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/640x427_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/750x500_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/828x552_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/1080x720_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/1200x800_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/1920x1280_cmsv2_b528f46f-84e6-5163-b706-3bf5dc989805-9622611.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 22 January, 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The driver said he was looking for the local airfield, and police records showed the person had previously been \"involved in politically motivated crime\", according to a police statement.<\/p>\n<p>Three other activists were then arrested for trespassing inside the airport's restricted area after police launched a subsequent search.<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed that Merz's personal aircraft was parked at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are acting in self-defence,\" one of the activists, Anja Windl, said in the group's statement.<\/p>\n<p>\"The climate catastrophe is escalating - 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He added that China, \"with strategic foresight, has worked its way into the ranks of the great powers\".<\/p>\n<p>\"The United States' global pole position is being challenged,\" Merz said, with Washington responding by \"radically reshaping its foreign and security policy\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.668\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//26//11//808x539_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg/" alt=\"A view of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih, 22 January, 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/384x257_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/640x428_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/750x501_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/828x553_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/1080x721_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/1200x802_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/26\/11\/1920x1283_cmsv2_54eb7399-c1bf-5671-aa99-b2c926c813a8-9622611.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A view of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih, 22 January, 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"We have entered a time of great power politics. 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Speaking about the country\u2019s efforts to diversify its economy, he said, \u201cTourism is viewed as the second sector of Mongolia. This is the strategic pillar of our economic diplomacy and long-term drive to inclusive economic growth.\u201d\n\nPublic\u2013private partnerships and tourism investment\n\nThe first panel focused on how public\u2013private partnerships can drive long-term tourism investment, bringing together perspectives from government, industry and investors.\n\nM\u00e1rcio de Jesus Lopes Daniel, Angola\u2019s minister of tourism, said governments must create the right conditions for private investment by focusing on infrastructure and reducing barriers. \u201cThe state has to play its role,\u201d he said, adding that Angola has \u201cdeclared a war on bureaucracy in tourism\u201d to make projects easier to deliver. For him, the clearest sign of success is long-term commitment: \u201cYou succeed when investors profit and decide not to repatriate the money, but to reinvest in the country.\u201d\n\nAlessandra Priante, CEO of ENIT, Italy\u2019s tourism board, stressed the importance of stable government and coordination across public institutions to make destinations competitive. She argued that investment should be judged on long-term impact rather than volume alone. \u201cWe absolutely have to get out of the number-of-visitors KPI,\u201d she said, pointing instead to economic and social value.\n\nSenthil Gopinath, CEO of the International Congress and Convention Association, concluded that PPPs work best when governments focus on enabling frameworks and the private sector delivers growth. He described tourism as a private-sector-led industry, helping to drive innovation and investment across destinations.\n\nTourism as diplomacy\n\nA later session explored tourism\u2019s role in diplomacy and international cooperation. Dr Harini Amarasuriya prime minister of Sri Lanka, spoke about her country\u2019s experience of using tourism to build connections, particularly after periods of crisis. She recalled how continued tourist arrivals sent a strong signal of confidence and solidarity. \u201cPeople responded, and we were able to record the highest number of arrivals in our history,\u201d she said.\n\nShe argued that tourism plays a broader role in shaping how countries are perceived, adding that \u201cwe need stories of hope, stories of recovery, stories of resilience\u201d in a world marked by conflict and division.\n\nKuban\u0131\u00e7ek \u00d6m\u00fcraliyev, secretary general of the Organization of Turkic States, described tourism as a strategic tool for cooperation across the Turkic world, calling it \u201ca strategic instrument, so soft power and diplomacy capital.\u201d He highlighted shared culture, history and hospitality as the foundations of deeper ties between countries.\n\nMeshari Alnahari, CEO of Aseer Investment Company, talked about how tourism can help reshape global perceptions, particularly in regions undergoing rapid transformation. He said people \u201cno longer travel to try a specific asset or to taste a specific food, they travel for an experience,\u201d arguing that tourism creates opportunities for cultural exchange and mutual understanding.\n\nSustainability and responsibility\n\nThe event ended with a roundtable discussion about sustainability as a central factor shaping investment decisions and destination strategy.\n\nRandy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, argued that sustainability expectations are being driven by both finance and demand. \u201cThe capital markets want sustainability,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I would argue the travellers want it.\u201d\n\nGregory Rusland, vice president of the Republic of Suriname, described how this thinking shapes his country\u2019s tourism strategy. He noted that his is \u201cone of the few countries in the world that are carbon-negative\u201d and explained that Suriname is deliberately focusing on low-impact, high-value tourism to protect its rainforest and biodiversity over the long term.\n\nFrom an operator\u2019s perspective, Christoph Kiessling, president of the Loro Parque Foundation in Tenerife, stressed that sustainability must be embedded in how tourism businesses operate, and that responsibility cannot be left to consumers alone.\n\nNicole Monge, senior director at APCO, highlighted the growing importance of credibility and transparency, as investors and travellers increasingly expect clear evidence of environmental and social responsibility.\n\nTogether, the panel concluded that sustainability is no longer an optional add-on, but a core requirement for destinations and tourism businesses seeking long-term resilience and trust.\n\nYou can watch the full discussion here.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Held at the Euronews Hub at the Hotel Davoserhof on January 20, the invitation-only event looked at the ways in which tourism can contribute to economic growth, job creation and international cooperation at a time of global uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the programme, Gombojav Zandanshatar, prime minister of Mongolia, set out Mongolia\u2019s view of tourism as a central element of its development strategy. Speaking about the country\u2019s efforts to diversify its economy, he said, \u201cTourism is viewed as the second sector of Mongolia. This is the strategic pillar of our economic diplomacy and long-term drive to inclusive economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public\u2013private partnerships and tourism investment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first panel focused on how public\u2013private partnerships can drive long-term tourism investment, bringing together perspectives from government, industry and investors.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1rcio de Jesus Lopes Daniel, Angola\u2019s minister of tourism, said governments must create the right conditions for private investment by focusing on infrastructure and reducing barriers. \u201cThe state has to play its role,\u201d he said, adding that Angola has \u201cdeclared a war on bureaucracy in tourism\u201d to make projects easier to deliver. For him, the clearest sign of success is long-term commitment: \u201cYou succeed when investors profit and decide not to repatriate the money, but to reinvest in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alessandra Priante, CEO of ENIT, Italy\u2019s tourism board, stressed the importance of stable government and coordination across public institutions to make destinations competitive. She argued that investment should be judged on long-term impact rather than volume alone. \u201cWe absolutely have to get out of the number-of-visitors KPI,\u201d she said, pointing instead to economic and social value.<\/p>\n<p>Senthil Gopinath, CEO of the International Congress and Convention Association, concluded that PPPs work best when governments focus on enabling frameworks and the private sector delivers growth. He described tourism as a private-sector-led industry, helping to drive innovation and investment across destinations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tourism as diplomacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A later session explored tourism\u2019s role in diplomacy and international cooperation. Dr Harini Amarasuriya prime minister of Sri Lanka, spoke about her country\u2019s experience of using tourism to build connections, particularly after periods of crisis. She recalled how continued tourist arrivals sent a strong signal of confidence and solidarity. \u201cPeople responded, and we were able to record the highest number of arrivals in our history,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She argued that tourism plays a broader role in shaping how countries are perceived, adding that \u201cwe need stories of hope, stories of recovery, stories of resilience\u201d in a world marked by conflict and division.<\/p>\n<p>Kuban\u0131\u00e7ek \u00d6m\u00fcraliyev, secretary general of the Organization of Turkic States, described tourism as a strategic tool for cooperation across the Turkic world, calling it \u201ca strategic instrument, so soft power and diplomacy capital.\u201d He highlighted shared culture, history and hospitality as the foundations of deeper ties between countries.<\/p>\n<p>Meshari Alnahari, CEO of Aseer Investment Company, talked about how tourism can help reshape global perceptions, particularly in regions undergoing rapid transformation. He said people \u201cno longer travel to try a specific asset or to taste a specific food, they travel for an experience,\u201d arguing that tourism creates opportunities for cultural exchange and mutual understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainability and responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event ended with a roundtable discussion about sustainability as a central factor shaping investment decisions and destination strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, argued that sustainability expectations are being driven by both finance and demand. \u201cThe capital markets want sustainability,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I would argue the travellers want it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Rusland, vice president of the Republic of Suriname, described how this thinking shapes his country\u2019s tourism strategy. He noted that his is \u201cone of the few countries in the world that are carbon-negative\u201d and explained that Suriname is deliberately focusing on low-impact, high-value tourism to protect its rainforest and biodiversity over the long term.<\/p>\n<p>From an operator\u2019s perspective, Christoph Kiessling, president of the Loro Parque Foundation in Tenerife, stressed that sustainability must be embedded in how tourism businesses operate, and that responsibility cannot be left to consumers alone.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Monge, senior director at APCO, highlighted the growing importance of credibility and transparency, as investors and travellers increasingly expect clear evidence of environmental and social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the panel concluded that sustainability is no longer an optional add-on, but a core requirement for destinations and tourism businesses seeking long-term resilience and trust.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can watch the full discussion<\/em> <a 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BOARD OF PEACE SIGNING","daletPyramidId":3961719,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos signing ceremony","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos signing ceremony","titleListing2":"Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos signing ceremony","leadin":"The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.","summary":"The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.","keySentence":"","url":"trump-launches-board-of-peace-at-davos-signing-ceremony","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/22\/trump-launches-board-of-peace-at-davos-signing-ceremony","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"US President Donald Trump signed the charter to formally launch his \"Board of Peace\" initiative in Davos on Thursday, calling it a \"very exciting day, long in the making\".\n\n\"We're going to have peace in the world,\" Trump announced. \"And we're all stars.\"\n\n\"Just one year ago the world was actually on fire, a lot of people didn't know it,\" Trump said in his opening speech. Yet \"many good things are happening\" and the threats around the world \"are really calming down,\" the US president said.\n\nFlanked by leaders of the board's founding member countries \u2014 including Argentinian President Javier Milei and Hungarian Premier Viktor Orb\u00e1n \u2014 Trump also praised the work of his administration, \"settling eight wars,\" and added that \"a lot of progress\" has been made toward ending Russia's all-out war in Ukraine.\n\nHe then took a moment to thank the heads of state in attendance. \"We are truly honoured by your presence today,\u201d Trump said, stating they were \"in most cases very popular leaders, some cases not so popular.\u201d\n\n\"In this group I like every single one of them,\" Trump quipped.\n\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio was next to praise the Board of Peace as \u201ca group of leaders that is about action\u201d and credited Trump for bringing it together.\n\n\u201cHe\u2019s not limited by some of the things that have happened in the past, and he\u2019s willing to talk to or engage with anyone in the interest of peace,\u201d Rubio said.\n\nRubio stressed the body\u2019s job \u201cfirst and foremost\u201d is \u201cmaking sure that this peace deal in Gaza becomes enduring.\u201d Then, Rubio said, it can look elsewhere.\n\nWith details of the board\u2019s operations still unclear, Rubio described it as a work in progress.\n\n\u201cMany others who are going to join, you know, others either are not in town today or they have to go through some procedure internally in their own countries, in their own country, because of constitutional limitations, but others will join,\u201d Rubio said.\n\n'Most prestigious board ever'\n\nTrump has previously described the newly-formed body as potentially the \"most prestigious board ever formed.\"\n\nThe project originated in his 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.\n\nApproximately 35 nations had committed to joining while 60 received invitations, according to Trump administration officials. The president suggested the board could eventually assume UN functions or render the world body obsolete.\n\n\"We have a lot of great people that want to join,\" Trump said during a Wednesday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, whose country confirmed membership.\n\nSome leaders required parliamentary approval before committing, while uninvited nations were asking to be included, according to Trump.\n\nTrump also defended inviting Russia's Vladimir Putin \u2014 who said he was consulting with \"strategic partners\" over Moscow's involvement \u2014 and strongman figures such as Belarus' Aliaksandr Lukashenka, saying he wanted \"everybody\" who was powerful and could \"get the job done\".\n\nSeveral European allies declined participation. Norway, Sweden and France rejected invitations, with French officials expressing concern that the board might replace the UN as the world's main venue for conflict resolution, while affirming support for the Gaza peace plan itself.\n\nSlovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said \"the time has not yet come to accept the invitation,\" citing worries the mandate was overly broad and could undermine international order based on the UN Charter, according to STA news agency.\n\nCanada, Ukraine and China had not indicated their positions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to join on Wednesday.\n\nThe UK said it would not sign the treaty at Trump's ceremony over concerns regarding the invitation to Putin, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.\n\nOne billion dollar fee\n\nCountries seeking permanent membership face a $1 billion contribution fee, with Trump designated as permanent chairman even after leaving office, according to a copy of the charter obtained by media outlets. Non-paying members would have a three-year mandate.\n\nTrump's peace initiative follows threats of military action against Iran this month during violent government crackdowns on large street protests that killed thousands. The president signalled no new strikes after receiving assurances that Tehran would not execute detained protesters.\n\nTrump argued his aggressive Iran approach, including June strikes on nuclear facilities, proved essential for achieving the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Iran served as Hamas' primary backer, providing hundreds of millions in military aid, weapons, training and financial support over the years.\n\n\"If we didn't do that, there was no chance of making peace,\" Trump said.\n\nMeanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Davos on Thursday morning with Trump expressing frustration with both Zelenskyy and Putin over their inability to end the nearly four-year war.\n\n\"I believe they're at a point now where they can come together and get a deal done,\" Trump said. \"And if they don't, they're stupid \u2014 that goes for both of them.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Donald Trump signed the charter to formally launch his \"Board of Peace\" initiative in Davos on Thursday, calling it a \"very exciting day, long in the making\".<\/p>\n<p>\"We're going to have peace in the world,\" Trump announced. \"And we're all stars.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Just one year ago the world was actually on fire, a lot of people didn't know it,\" Trump said in his opening speech. Yet \"many good things are happening\" and the threats around the world \"are really calming down,\" the US president said.<\/p>\n<p>Flanked by leaders of the board's founding member countries \u2014 including Argentinian President Javier Milei and Hungarian Premier Viktor Orb\u00e1n \u2014 Trump also praised the work of his administration, \"settling eight wars,\" and added that \"a lot of progress\" has been made toward ending Russia's all-out war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He then took a moment to thank the heads of state in attendance. \"We are truly honoured by your presence today,\u201d Trump said, stating they were \"in most cases very popular leaders, some cases not so popular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\"In this group I like every single one of them,\" Trump quipped. <\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was next to praise the Board of Peace as \u201ca group of leaders that is about action\u201d and credited Trump for bringing it together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not limited by some of the things that have happened in the past, and he\u2019s willing to talk to or engage with anyone in the interest of peace,\u201d Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio stressed the body\u2019s job \u201cfirst and foremost\u201d is \u201cmaking sure that this peace deal in Gaza becomes enduring.\u201d Then, Rubio said, it can look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>With details of the board\u2019s operations still unclear, Rubio described it as a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany others who are going to join, you know, others either are not in town today or they have to go through some procedure internally in their own countries, in their own country, because of constitutional limitations, but others will join,\u201d Rubio said.<\/p>\n<h2>'Most prestigious board ever'<\/h2>\n<p>Trump has previously described the newly-formed body as potentially the \"most prestigious board ever formed.\" <\/p>\n<p>The project originated in his 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 35 nations had committed to joining while 60 received invitations, according to Trump administration officials. The president suggested the board could eventually assume UN functions or render the world body obsolete.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have a lot of great people that want to join,\" Trump said during a Wednesday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, whose country confirmed membership. <\/p>\n<p>Some leaders required parliamentary approval before committing, while uninvited nations were asking to be included, according to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also defended inviting Russia's Vladimir Putin \u2014 who said he was consulting with \"strategic partners\" over Moscow's involvement \u2014 and strongman figures such as Belarus' Aliaksandr Lukashenka, saying he wanted \"everybody\" who was powerful and could \"get the job done\".<\/p>\n<p>Several European allies declined participation. Norway, Sweden and France rejected invitations, with French officials expressing concern that the board might replace the UN as the world's main venue for conflict resolution, while affirming support for the Gaza peace plan itself.<\/p>\n<p>Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said \"the time has not yet come to accept the invitation,\" citing worries the mandate was overly broad and could undermine international order based on the UN Charter, according to STA news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Canada, Ukraine and China had not indicated their positions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to join on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The UK said it would not sign the treaty at Trump's ceremony over concerns regarding the invitation to Putin, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.<\/p>\n<h2>One billion dollar fee<\/h2>\n<p>Countries seeking permanent membership face a $1 billion contribution fee, with Trump designated as permanent chairman even after leaving office, according to a copy of the charter obtained by media outlets. Non-paying members would have a three-year mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump's peace initiative follows threats of military action against Iran this month during violent government crackdowns on large street protests that killed thousands. The president signalled no new strikes after receiving assurances that Tehran would not execute detained protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued his aggressive Iran approach, including June strikes on nuclear facilities, proved essential for achieving the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Iran served as Hamas' primary backer, providing hundreds of millions in military aid, weapons, training and financial support over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\"If we didn't do that, there was no chance of making peace,\" Trump said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//21//invitation-to-trumps-board-of-peace-complicates-eu-bid-to-defuse-transatlantic-tensions/">Invitation to Trump\u2019s Board of Peace complicates EU bid to defuse transatlantic tensions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//21//fact-check-what-is-trumps-board-of-peace-and-would-it-have-real-power/">Fact check: What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and would it have real power?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Davos on Thursday morning with Trump expressing frustration with both Zelenskyy and Putin over their inability to end the nearly four-year war.<\/p>\n<p>\"I believe they're at a point now where they can come together and get a deal done,\" Trump said. \"And if they don't, they're stupid \u2014 that goes for both of them.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769073993,"updatedAt":1769080244,"publishedAt":1769078358,"firstPublishedAt":1769078358,"lastPublishedAt":1769080243,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Markus Schreiber\/Copyright 2026 The AP. 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While the threat of a takeover of Greenland seems to be over, trust among the US's allies has been badly eroded \u2013 perhaps permanently.","summary":"Europe is taking stock after several days of US sabre-rattling which risked the end of transatlantic relations, and potentially the end of NATO. While the threat of a takeover of Greenland seems to be over, trust among the US's allies has been badly eroded \u2013 perhaps permanently.","keySentence":"","url":"europe-mulls-over-an-uneasy-truce-with-the-us-over-greenland","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/01\/22\/europe-mulls-over-an-uneasy-truce-with-the-us-over-greenland","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"EU leaders will meet tonight for an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the uneasy truce which has broken out among Europe and the US after President Trump backed down from his plans to \"take\" Greenland from Denmark.\n\nAn eleventh-hour agreement to move the\u00a0fate of the\u00a0Danish protectorate\u00a0to a diplomatic framework aimed at increasing US influence over Arctic security has deescalated the situation, at least for now.\u00a0\n\nBut EU sources have told Euronews that while they are relieved at the latest developments, there\u2019s no guarantee the matter won\u2019t re-emerge in a similarly hostile manner in the future.\u00a0\n\n\u201cFor now, we\u2019re cautiously optimistic\u00a0this new diplomat track is a good solution\u00a0but let's face it we\u2019re dealing with the Trump administration. You saw what happened with the UK and the Chagos Islands,\" an EU official told Euronews.\u00a0\n\nEarlier in the week, Trump blasted the UK government's decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as\u00a0\"an act of GREAT STUPIDITY\" (sic), months after endorsing the policy.\u00a0\n\nOn Greenland, the finer details regarding provisions for potentially greater US access to\u00a0the Arctic island are\u00a0yet to be fully fleshed out.\u00a0But in a statement this morning, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredericksen said Copenhagen is prepared to hold talks with the White House on its proposed \"Golden Dome\" missile defence system.\n\nDenmark has been consistent in its position that no impediment exists for the US to expand his military footprint across the Arctic island.\n\n\"NATO is fully aware of the Kingdom of Denmark\u2019s position. We can negotiate about everything politically \u2013 security, investments, the economy. But we cannot negotiate about our sovereignty,\u201d Frederiksen said. \"Denmark will continue to take part in talks with allies about security in the Arctic, but only if the country\u2019s sovereignty is respected.\"\n\nThe Danish government says it's confident that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Denmark and Greenland will remain intact as part of Wednesday's settlement, which was negotiated by Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe Secretary General had a very productive meeting with President Trump during which they discussed the critical significance of security in the Arctic region to all Allies, including the United States\u201d, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said in a statement.\u00a0\n\n\u201cDiscussions among NATO Allies on the framework the President referenced will focus on ensuring Arctic security through the collective efforts of Allies, especially the seven Arctic Allies. \u00a0\n\n\u201cNegotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold - economically or militarily - in Greenland\u201d, she added.\u00a0 \u00a0\n\n\"He is a deal-maker\"\n\nMeanwhile, Rutte told pro-Trump US network Fox News that the guiding principle in his discussions with relevant parties was \u201chow can we implement the president\u2019s vision on protecting yes, Greenland \u2013 not only Greenland \u2013 the whole Arctic\", he said.\n\nAn off-ramp\u00a0for US President Trump to\u00a0back down\u00a0from his threat to impose ten per cent tariffs\u00a0on eight European countries by February 1 was in play as early as Monday,\u00a0NATO sources\u00a0told Euronews.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe matter needed to be discussed among allies, and with\u00a0Secretary General\u00a0Mark Rutte, and not litigated in open\u00a0press,\u201d\u00a0a source close to the\u00a0situation told Euronews\u00a0after Trump\u00a0announced his decision to reverse course.\u00a0\n\n\u201cStuff doesn\u2019t get solved amid the noise of the press, but\u00a0ultimately,\u00a0he is a\u00a0deal-maker\u00a0and he\u2019s made an agreement with Rutte,\"\u00a0the source said.\n\nTrump\u00a0posted late Wednesday evening\u00a0that he\u00a0\u201cwill\u00a0not be imposing the tariffs\u00a0that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1\", and that he made the decision \u201cbased upon a very productive meeting\u201d\u00a0with Mark Rutte.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nOn Tuesday, Euronews revealed that some in NATO were \u201ccautiously optimistic\u201d that Trump's escalating threats toward Greenland\u00a0could\u00a0be headed off.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\nAs reported, the\u00a0decision by eight European allies in\u00a0announcing\u00a0short-term troop\u00a0deployments\u00a0as part of a reconnaissance mission to\u00a0Greenland may have been \"misperceived\" by the White House as a statement of defiance, one source said.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nThe fact that many of the soldiers then left Greenland as planned\u00a0was seen as a\u00a0way of pacifying Trump.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>EU leaders will meet tonight for an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the uneasy truce which has broken out among Europe and the US after President Trump backed down from his plans to \"take\" Greenland from Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>An eleventh-hour agreement to move the fate of the Danish protectorate to a diplomatic framework aimed at increasing US influence over Arctic security has deescalated the situation, at least for now. <\/p>\n<p>But EU sources have told Euronews that while they are relieved at the latest developments, there\u2019s no guarantee the matter won\u2019t re-emerge in a similarly hostile manner in the future. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, we\u2019re cautiously optimistic this new diplomat track is a good solution but let's face it we\u2019re dealing with the Trump administration. You saw what happened with the UK and the Chagos Islands,\" an EU official told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Trump blasted the UK government's decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as \"an act of GREAT STUPIDITY\" (sic), months after endorsing the policy. <\/p>\n<p>On Greenland, the finer details regarding provisions for potentially greater US access to the Arctic island are yet to be fully fleshed out. But in a statement this morning, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredericksen said Copenhagen is prepared to hold talks with the White House on its proposed \"Golden Dome\" missile defence system.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark has been consistent in its position that no impediment exists for the US to expand his military footprint across the Arctic island.<\/p>\n<p>\"NATO is fully aware of the Kingdom of Denmark\u2019s position. We can negotiate about everything politically \u2013 security, investments, the economy. But we cannot negotiate about our sovereignty,\u201d Frederiksen said. \"Denmark will continue to take part in talks with allies about security in the Arctic, but only if the country\u2019s sovereignty is respected.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Danish government says it's confident that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Denmark and Greenland will remain intact as part of Wednesday's settlement, which was negotiated by Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary General had a very productive meeting with President Trump during which they discussed the critical significance of security in the Arctic region to all Allies, including the United States\u201d, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscussions among NATO Allies on the framework the President referenced will focus on ensuring Arctic security through the collective efforts of Allies, especially the seven Arctic Allies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNegotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold - economically or militarily - in Greenland\u201d, she added. <\/p>\n<h2>\"He is a deal-maker\"<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rutte told pro-Trump US network Fox News that the guiding principle in his discussions with relevant parties was \u201chow can we implement the president\u2019s vision on protecting yes, Greenland \u2013 not only Greenland \u2013 the whole Arctic\", he said.<\/p>\n<p>An off-ramp for US President Trump to back down from his threat to impose ten per cent tariffs on eight European countries by February 1 was in play as early as Monday, NATO sources told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter needed to be discussed among allies, and with Secretary General Mark Rutte, and not litigated in open press,\u201d a source close to the situation told Euronews after Trump announced his decision to reverse course. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cStuff doesn\u2019t get solved amid the noise of the press, but ultimately, he is a deal-maker and he\u2019s made an agreement with Rutte,\" the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted late Wednesday evening that he \u201cwill not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1\", and that he made the decision \u201cbased upon a very productive meeting\u201d with Mark Rutte. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Euronews revealed that some in NATO were \u201ccautiously optimistic\u201d that Trump's escalating threats toward Greenland could be headed off. <\/p>\n<p>As reported, the decision by eight European allies in announcing short-term troop deployments as part of a reconnaissance mission to Greenland may have been \"misperceived\" by the White House as a statement of defiance, one source said. <\/p>\n<p>The fact that many of the soldiers then left Greenland as planned was seen as a way of pacifying 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- SARCO POD INTRODUCE AI ","daletPyramidId":3950663,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"The inventor of the 'suicide pod' says AI should decide who can end their life","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Inventor of the 'suicide pod' says AI should decide who can end life","titleListing2":"The inventor of the suicide pod says AI could soon decide who has access to die\n\n","leadin":"The inventor of the controversial Sarco suicide pod says AI software could one day replace psychiatrists in assessing mental capacity for those seeking assisted dying.","summary":"The inventor of the controversial Sarco suicide pod says AI software could one day replace psychiatrists in assessing mental capacity for those seeking assisted dying.","keySentence":"","url":"the-inventor-of-the-suicide-pod-says-ai-should-decide-who-can-end-their-life","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2026\/01\/22\/the-inventor-of-the-suicide-pod-says-ai-should-decide-who-can-end-their-life","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Philip Nitschke has spent more than three decades arguing that the right to die should belong to people, not doctors.\n\nNow, the Australian euthanasia campaigner behind the controversial Sarco pod - a 3D-printed capsule designed to allow a person to end their own life using nitrogen gas - says he believes artificial intelligence should replace psychiatrists in deciding who has the \"mental capacity\" to end their life.\n\n\"We don\u2019t think doctors should be running around giving you permission or not to die,\" Nitschke told Euronews Next. \"It should be your decision if you\u2019re of sound mind.\"\n\nThe proposal has reignited debate about assisted dying and whether AI should ever be trusted with decisions as significant as life and death.\n\n'Suicide is a human right'\n\nNitschke, a physician and the founder of the euthanasia non-profit Exit International, first became involved in assisted dying in the mid-1990s, when Australia\u2019s Northern Territory briefly legalised voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients.\n\n\"I got involved 30-odd years ago when the world\u2019s first law came in,\" he said. \"I thought it was a good idea.\"\n\nHe made history in 1996 as the first doctor to legally administer a voluntary lethal injection, using a self-built machine that enabled Bob Dent, a man dying of prostate cancer, to activate the drugs by pressing a button on a laptop beside his bed.\n\nHowever, the law was short-lived and was repealed amid opposition from medical bodies and religious groups. The backlash, Nitschke says, was formative for him.\n\n\"It did occur to me that if I was sick \u2013 or for that matter, even if I wasn\u2019t sick \u2013 I should be the one who controls the time and manner of my death,\" he says. \"I couldn\u2019t see why that should be restricted, and certainly why it should be illegal to receive assistance, given that suicide itself is not a crime.\"\n\nOver time, his position hardened. What began as support for physician-assisted dying evolved into a broader belief that \"the end of one\u2019s life by oneself is a human right,\" regardless of illness or medical oversight.\n\nFrom plastic bags to pods\n\nThe Sarco pod, named after the sarcophagus, grew out of Nitschke\u2019s work with people seeking to die in jurisdictions where assisted dying is illegal. Many, he says, were already using nitrogen gas \u2013 often with a plastic bag \u2013 to asphyxiate themselves.\n\n\"That works very effectively,\" he said. \"But people don\u2019t like it. They don\u2019t like the idea of a plastic bag. Many would say, \u2018I don\u2019t want to die looking like that.\u2019\"\n\nThe Sarco pod was designed as a more dignified alternative: a 3D-printed capsule, shaped like a small futuristic vehicle, which floods with nitrogen when the user presses a button.\n\nIts spaceship-like appearance was an intentional design choice. \"Let\u2019s make it look like a vehicle,\" he recalls telling the designer. \"Like you\u2019re going somewhere. You\u2019re leaving this planet, or whatever.\"\n\nThe decision to make Sarco 3D-printable, costing a reported $15,000 (\u20ac12,800) to manufacture, was also strategic. \"If I actually give you something material, that\u2019s assisting suicide,\u201d he said. \"But I can give away the program. That\u2019s information.\"\n\nLegal trouble in Switzerland\n\nSarco\u2019s first and only use in Switzerland in September 2024 triggered an international outcry. Police arrested several people, including Florian Willet, CEO of the assisted dying organisation The Last Resort, and opened criminal proceedings for aiding and abetting suicide. Swiss authorities later said the pod was incompatible with Swiss law.\n\nWillet was released from custody in December. Soon after, in May 2025, he died by assisted suicide in Germany.\n\nSwiss prosecutors have yet to determine whether charges will be laid over the Sarco case. The original device remains seized, though Nitschke says a new version - including a so-called \"Double Dutch\" pod designed for two people to die together - is already being built.\n\nAn AI assessment of mental capacity\n\nAdding to the controversy is Nitschke\u2019s vision of incorporating artificial intelligence into the device.\n\nUnder assisted dying laws worldwide, a person must be judged to have mental capacity - a determination typically made by psychiatrists. Nitschke believes that the process is deeply inconsistent.\n\n\"I\u2019ve seen plenty of cases where the same patient, seeing three different psychiatrists, gets four different answers,\" he said. \"There is a real question about what this assessment of this nebulous quality actually is.\"\n\nHis proposed alternative is an AI system which uses a conversational avatar to evaluate capacity. \"You sit there and talk about the issues that the avatar wants to talk to you about,\" he said. \"And the avatar will then decide whether or not it thinks you\u2019ve got capacity.\"\n\nIf the AI determines you are of sound mind, the suicide pod will be activated, giving you a 24-hour window to decide whether to proceed with the process. If that window expires, the AI test must begin again.\n\nEarly versions of the software are already functioning, Nitschke says, though they have not been independently validated. For now, he hopes to run the AI assessments alongside psychiatric reviews.\n\n\"Whether it\u2019s as good as a psychiatrist, whether it\u2019s got any biases built into it \u2013 we know AI assessments have involved bias,\" he says. \"We can do what we can to eliminate that.\"\n\nCan AI be trusted?\n\nPsychiatrists remain sceptical. \"I don\u2019t think I found a single one who thought it was a good idea,\" he added.\n\nCritics warn that these systems risk interpreting emotional distress as informed consent, and raise concerns about how transparent, accountable or ethical it is to hand life-and-death decisions to an algorithm.\n\n\"This clearly ignores the fact that technology itself is never neutral: It is developed, tested, deployed, and used by human beings, and in the case of so-called Artificial Intelligence systems, typically relies on data of the past,\" said Angela M\u00fcller, policy and advocacy lead at Algorithmwatch, a non-profit organisation that researches the impact of automation technologies.\n\n\"Relying on them, I fear, would rather undermine than enhance our autonomy, since the way they reach their decisions will not only be a black box to us but may also cement existing inequalities and biases,\" she told Euronews in 2021.\n\nThese concerns are heightened by a growing number of high-profile cases involving AI chatbots and vulnerable users. For example, last year, the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine filed a lawsuit against OpenAI following their son\u2019s death by suicide, alleging that he had spent months confiding in ChatGPT.\n\nAccording to the claim, the chatbot failed to intervene when he discussed self-harm, did not encourage him to seek help, and at times provided information related to suicide methods - even offering to help draft a suicide note.\n\nBut Nitschke believes that in this context, AI could offer something closer to neutrality than a human psychiatrist. \"Psychiatrists bring their own preconceived ideas,\" he said. \"They convey that pretty well through their assessment of capacity.\"\n\n\"If you\u2019re an adult, and you\u2019ve got mental capacity, and you want to die, I would argue you\u2019ve got every right to have the means for a peaceful and reliable elective death,\" he said.\n\nWhether regulators will ever accept such a system remains unclear. Even in Switzerland, one of the world\u2019s most permissive jurisdictions, authorities have pushed back hard against Sarco.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Philip Nitschke has spent more than three decades arguing that the right to die should belong to people, not doctors. <\/p>\n<p>Now, the Australian euthanasia campaigner behind the controversial Sarco pod - a 3D-printed capsule designed to allow a person to end their own life using nitrogen gas - says he believes <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2026//01//20//ai-at-davos-2026-from-work-to-useful-and-safe-ai-heres-what-the-tech-leaders-have-said/">artificial intelligence<\/strong><\/a> should replace psychiatrists in deciding who has the \"mental capacity\" to end their life.<\/p>\n<p>\"We don\u2019t think doctors should be running around giving you permission or not to die,\" Nitschke told Euronews Next. \"It should be your decision if you\u2019re of sound mind.\" <\/p>\n<p>The proposal has reignited debate about assisted dying and whether AI should ever be trusted with decisions as significant as life and death.<\/p>\n<h2>'Suicide is a human right'<\/h2>\n<p>Nitschke, a physician and the founder of the euthanasia non-profit Exit International, first became involved in assisted dying in the mid-1990s, when Australia\u2019s Northern Territory briefly legalised voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients.<\/p>\n<p>\"I got involved 30-odd years ago when the world\u2019s first law came in,\" he said. \"I thought it was a good idea.\"<\/p>\n<p>He made history in 1996 as the first doctor to legally administer a voluntary lethal injection, using a self-built machine that enabled Bob Dent, a man dying of prostate cancer, to activate the drugs by pressing a button on a laptop beside his bed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7315\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//08//25//808x590_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg/" alt=\"Philip Nitschke, founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, attends a press conference in Basel, Switzerland, on 9 May 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/384x281_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/640x468_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/750x549_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/828x606_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1080x790_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1200x878_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1920x1404_cmsv2_dd2aeadc-9699-5c5b-9541-667f9479a759-9620825.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Philip Nitschke, founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, attends a press conference in Basel, Switzerland, on 9 May 2018.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>However, the law was short-lived and was repealed amid opposition from medical bodies and religious groups. The backlash, Nitschke says, was formative for him.<\/p>\n<p>\"It did occur to me that if I was sick \u2013 or for that matter, even if I wasn\u2019t sick \u2013 I should be the one who controls the time and manner of my death,\" he says. \"I couldn\u2019t see why that should be restricted, and certainly why it should be illegal to receive assistance, given that suicide itself is not a crime.\"<\/p>\n<p>Over time, his position hardened. What began as support for physician-assisted dying evolved into a broader belief that \"the end of one\u2019s life by oneself is a human right,\" regardless of illness or medical oversight.<\/p>\n<h2>From plastic bags to pods<\/h2>\n<p>The Sarco pod, named after the sarcophagus, grew out of Nitschke\u2019s work with people seeking to die in jurisdictions where assisted dying is illegal. Many, he says, were already using nitrogen gas \u2013 often with a plastic bag \u2013 to asphyxiate themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\"That works very effectively,\" he said. \"But people don\u2019t like it. They don\u2019t like the idea of a plastic bag. Many would say, \u2018I don\u2019t want to die looking like that.\u2019\"<\/p>\n<p>The Sarco pod was designed as a more dignified alternative: a 3D-printed capsule, shaped like a small futuristic vehicle, which floods with nitrogen when the user presses a button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//08//25//808x539_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg/" alt=\"Philip Nitschke enters a 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 8 July 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/384x256_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/640x427_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/750x500_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/828x552_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1080x720_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1200x800_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1920x1280_cmsv2_699dbf79-da6a-5779-a9ad-bfcbf75c7fd2-9620825.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Philip Nitschke enters a 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 8 July 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Its spaceship-like appearance was an intentional design choice. \"Let\u2019s make it look like a vehicle,\" he recalls telling the designer. \"Like you\u2019re going somewhere. You\u2019re leaving this planet, or whatever.\"<\/p>\n<p>The decision to make Sarco 3D-printable, costing a reported $15,000 (\u20ac12,800) to manufacture, was also strategic. \"If I actually give you something material, that\u2019s assisting suicide,\u201d he said. \"But I can give away the program. That\u2019s information.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Legal trouble in Switzerland<\/h2>\n<p>Sarco\u2019s first and only use in Switzerland in September 2024 triggered an international outcry. Police arrested several people, including Florian Willet, CEO of the assisted dying organisation The Last Resort, and opened criminal proceedings for aiding and abetting suicide. Swiss authorities later said the pod was incompatible with Swiss law.<\/p>\n<p>Willet was released from custody in December. Soon after, in May 2025, he died by assisted suicide in Germany. <\/p>\n<p>Swiss prosecutors have yet to determine whether charges will be laid over the Sarco case. The original device remains seized, though Nitschke says a new version - including a so-called \"Double Dutch\" pod designed for two people to die together - is already being built.<\/p>\n<h2>An AI assessment of mental capacity<\/h2>\n<p>Adding to the controversy is Nitschke\u2019s vision of incorporating artificial intelligence into the device. <\/p>\n<p>Under assisted dying laws worldwide, a person must be judged to have mental capacity - a determination typically made by psychiatrists. Nitschke believes that the process is deeply inconsistent.<\/p>\n<p>\"I\u2019ve seen plenty of cases where the same patient, seeing three different psychiatrists, gets four different answers,\" he said. \"There is a real question about what this assessment of this nebulous quality actually is.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//08//25//808x539_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg/" alt=\"A concept design for the "Dutch Double" pod \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/384x256_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/640x427_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/750x500_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/828x552_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1080x720_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1200x800_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1920x1280_cmsv2_a4ac70fe-aff7-596c-94af-6b8c37571fd4-9620825.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A concept design for the "Dutch Double" pod <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Exit International <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>His proposed alternative is an AI system which uses a conversational avatar to evaluate capacity. \"You sit there and talk about the issues that the avatar wants to talk to you about,\" he said. \"And the avatar will then decide whether or not it thinks you\u2019ve got capacity.\"<\/p>\n<p>If the AI determines you are of sound mind, the suicide pod will be activated, giving you a 24-hour window to decide whether to proceed with the process. If that window expires, the AI test must begin again.<\/p>\n<p>Early versions of the software are already functioning, Nitschke says, though they have not been independently validated. For now, he hopes to run the AI assessments alongside psychiatric reviews.<\/p>\n<p>\"Whether it\u2019s as good as a psychiatrist, whether it\u2019s got any biases built into it \u2013 we know AI assessments have involved bias,\" he says. \"We can do what we can to eliminate that.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Can AI be trusted?<\/h2>\n<p>Psychiatrists remain sceptical. \"I don\u2019t think I found a single one who thought it was a good idea,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>Critics warn that these systems risk interpreting emotional distress as informed consent, and raise concerns about how transparent, accountable or ethical it is to hand life-and-death decisions to an algorithm. <\/p>\n<p>\"This clearly ignores the fact that technology itself is never neutral: It is developed, tested, deployed, and used by human beings, and in the case of so-called Artificial Intelligence systems, typically relies on data of the past,\" said Angela M\u00fcller, policy and advocacy lead at Algorithmwatch, a non-profit organisation that researches the impact of automation technologies. <\/p>\n<p>\"Relying on them, I fear, would rather undermine than enhance our autonomy, since the way they reach their decisions will not only be a black box to us but may also cement existing inequalities and biases,\" she told Euronews <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2021//12//08//the-sarco-suicide-pod-aims-to-take-assisted-dying-out-of-doctors-hands/">in 2021.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5196599362380446\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//08//25//808x421_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg/" alt=\"A Sarco pod photographed in a forest \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/384x200_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/640x333_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/750x390_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/828x430_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1080x561_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1200x624_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/08\/25\/1920x998_cmsv2_45b8bfd1-8b72-5adc-937c-8ce67e03990f-9620825.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Sarco pod photographed in a forest <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Exit International <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>These concerns are heightened by a growing number of high-profile cases involving <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//11//07//openai-faces-fresh-lawsuits-claiming-chatgpt-drove-people-to-suicide-delusions/">AI chatbots and vulnerable users<\/strong><\/a>. For example, last year, the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine filed a lawsuit against OpenAI following their son\u2019s death by suicide, alleging that he had spent months confiding in ChatGPT. <\/p>\n<p>According to the claim, the chatbot failed to intervene when he discussed self-harm, did not encourage him to seek help, and at times provided information related to suicide methods - even offering to help draft a suicide note.<\/p>\n<p>But Nitschke believes that in this context, AI could offer something closer to neutrality than a human psychiatrist. \"Psychiatrists bring their own preconceived ideas,\" he said. \"They convey that pretty well through their assessment of capacity.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"If you\u2019re an adult, and you\u2019ve got mental capacity, and you want to die, I would argue you\u2019ve got every right to have the means for a peaceful and reliable elective death,\" he said. <\/p>\n<p>Whether regulators will ever accept such a system remains unclear. 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inflation claims","daletPyramidId":3956302,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Has Trump really 'defeated' US inflation, as he claimed in Davos?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Has Trump really 'defeated' US inflation, as he claimed in Davos?","titleListing2":"Has Trump really 'defeated' US inflation, as he claimed in Davos?","leadin":"Despite the US president\u2019s optimism, the country\u2019s inflation rate remains above the Federal Reserve\u2019s preferred 2% target.","summary":"Despite the US president\u2019s optimism, the country\u2019s inflation rate remains above the Federal Reserve\u2019s preferred 2% target.","keySentence":"","url":"has-trump-really-defeated-us-inflation-as-he-claimed-in-davos","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/01\/21\/has-trump-really-defeated-us-inflation-as-he-claimed-in-davos","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Donald Trump used his high-octane Davos appearance at the World Economic Forum to claim the US has \u201cdefeated\u201d inflation, pointing to what he called a booming economy.\n\nBut the numbers tell a more modest story. While inflation has indeed cooled, it is far from the ideal rate, coming in at 2.7% in December, still above the Federal Reserve\u2019s 2% target.\n\nTrump described the US economy in superlative terms while blasting his predecessors, telling the audience that the first year of his second term was marked by \u201cexploding growth... surging productivity,\u201d and \u201crising incomes.\u201d\n\nHe named the US the \u201ceconomic engine of the planet\u201d and declared that \u201cwhen America booms, the entire world booms,\u201d claiming to have slashed the US trade deficit by 77% in one year through historic trade deals that have \u201craised wealth\u201d and fuelled stock market gains.\n\nThe data, however, paints a more muted picture. The latest report published by the Bureau of Labour Statistics shows that consumer prices continued to rise in December, with headline inflation at 2.7% and core inflation at 2.6%.\n\nMonth to month, prices also kept climbing, with overall inflation up 0.3% and core inflation up 0.2%.\n\nThese price pressures remain especially visible in everyday necessities. Food costs are now about 25% higher than before the pandemic, and grocery prices alone rose 0.7% in December and 2.4% over the past year.\n\nTrue tariff burden yet to come\n\nFederal Reserve President John Williams predicted last year that the true impact of the Trump administration\u2019s wide-ranging tariffs on key US importers \u2014 though since scaled back slightly, despite Trump\u2019s recent threats to raise tariffs on several EU countries \u2014 would only be felt towards the end of 2025 and into 2026.\n\nMost large companies operating in the US front-loaded their stocks ahead of tariffs setting in, meaning prices will begin truly going up once those stocks dwindle and the wider manufacturing lines see deeper disruptions in the new year.\n\nSo far, tariffs are estimated to have added roughly half a percentage point to inflation.\n\nThis directly contradicts Trump\u2019s claim in Davos that he cut the trade deficit \u201cwith no inflation\u201d.\n\nGrocery prices stay stubbornly high\n\nMuch of today\u2019s grocery sticker shock was baked in during Biden\u2019s term, when pandemic-era supply chain bottlenecks and higher transport, fuel and labour costs \u2014 compounded by global commodity shocks after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 drove food prices sharply higher.\n\nTrump campaigned on bringing these prices down, including staple items such as eggs, but significant price drops have failed to materialise.\n\nDespite Trump\u2019s insistence that \u201cpeople are doing very well,\u201d surveys show widespread concern amongst American citizens over affordability, with most respondents saying the administration is not doing enough to lower prices, and many reporting that they actually feel worse off.\n\nInterest rate cuts on the horizon?\n\nNevertheless, signs of cooling inflation mean that there is a higher likelihood of interest rate cuts later this year, even if people do not feel the relief yet.\n\nFederal Reserve officials have indicated they may have more room to ease borrowing costs without jeopardising progress on containing price pressures.\n\nThe Fed already lowered its key rate by a quarter point in December, and while Chair Jerome Powell has not committed to a future policy trajectory, the latest data strengthens the case for potential reductions that could eventually translate into lower mortgage, auto loan and credit card rates.\n\nAt the same time, the White House is moving quickly to reshape the leadership of the Federal Reserve.\n\nTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in Davos that Trump is close to selecting a new Fed chair, with the shortlist narrowed to four candidates. Trump has personally interviewed candidates, and a decision could come as early as next week, according to Bessent.\n\nTrouble at the Fed\n\nThe search follows months of criticism from the administration over Jerome Powell\u2019s handling of interest rates and broader governance issues at the central bank, alongside a Justice Department subpoena related to the renovation of Fed buildings.\n\nThe timing of the selection is key, as Trump has repeatedly urged the Fed to cut rates more aggressively.\n\nHe argued that lower borrowing costs would support the economy and reduce the government\u2019s sizeable interest bill.\n\nThe candidates under consideration are therefore seen as more aligned with the administration\u2019s push to prioritise faster rate reductions, even as inflation remains above target.\n\nPowell\u2019s term as chair ends in May, though he could stay on as a governor until 2028.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Donald Trump used his high-octane Davos appearance at the World Economic Forum to claim the US has \u201cdefeated\u201d inflation, pointing to what he called a booming economy.<\/p>\n<p>But the numbers tell a more modest story. While inflation has indeed cooled, it is far from the ideal rate, coming in at 2.7% in December, still above the Federal Reserve\u2019s 2% target.<\/p>\n<p>Trump described the US economy in superlative terms while blasting his predecessors, telling the audience that the first year of his second term was marked by \u201cexploding growth... surging productivity,\u201d and \u201crising incomes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He named the US the \u201ceconomic engine of the planet\u201d and declared that \u201cwhen America booms, the entire world booms,\u201d claiming to have slashed the US trade deficit by 77% in one year through historic trade deals that have \u201craised wealth\u201d and fuelled stock market gains.<\/p>\n<p>The data, however, paints a more muted picture. The latest report published by the Bureau of Labour Statistics shows that consumer prices continued to rise in December, with headline inflation at 2.7% and core inflation at 2.6%.<\/p>\n<p>Month to month, prices also kept climbing, with overall inflation up 0.3% and core inflation up 0.2%.<\/p>\n<p>These price pressures remain especially visible in everyday necessities. Food costs are now about 25% higher than before the pandemic, and grocery prices alone rose 0.7% in December and 2.4% over the past year.<\/p>\n<h2>True tariff burden yet to come<\/h2>\n<p>Federal Reserve President John Williams predicted last year that the true impact of the Trump administration\u2019s wide-ranging tariffs on key US importers \u2014 though since scaled back slightly, despite Trump\u2019s recent threats to raise tariffs on several EU countries \u2014 would only be felt towards the end of 2025 and into 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Most large companies operating in the US front-loaded their stocks ahead of tariffs setting in, meaning prices will begin truly going up once those stocks dwindle and the wider manufacturing lines see deeper disruptions in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>So far, tariffs are estimated to have added roughly half a percentage point to inflation.<\/p>\n<p>This directly contradicts Trump\u2019s claim in Davos that he cut the trade deficit \u201cwith no inflation\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//2025//12//10//us-federal-reserve-cuts-key-interest-rate-but-signals-higher-bar-for-future-reductions/">US Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate but signals higher bar for future reductions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2026//01//16//criminal-probe-raises-key-question-will-powell-leave-the-fed-in-may/">Criminal probe raises key question: Will Powell leave the Fed in May?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Grocery prices stay stubbornly high<\/h2>\n<p>Much of today\u2019s grocery sticker shock was baked in during Biden\u2019s term, when pandemic-era supply chain bottlenecks and higher transport, fuel and labour costs \u2014 compounded by global commodity shocks after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 drove food prices sharply higher.<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaigned on bringing these prices down, including staple items such as eggs, but significant price drops have failed to materialise.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump\u2019s insistence that \u201cpeople are doing very well,\u201d surveys show widespread concern amongst American citizens over affordability, with most respondents saying the administration is not doing enough to lower prices, and many reporting that they actually feel worse off.<\/p>\n<h2>Interest rate cuts on the horizon?<\/h2>\n<p>Nevertheless, signs of cooling inflation mean that there is a higher likelihood of interest rate cuts later this year, even if people do not feel the relief yet.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Reserve officials have indicated they may have more room to ease borrowing costs without jeopardising progress on containing price pressures.<\/p>\n<p>The Fed already lowered its key rate by a quarter point in December, and while Chair Jerome Powell has not committed to a future policy trajectory, the latest data strengthens the case for potential reductions that could eventually translate into lower mortgage, auto loan and credit card rates.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the White House is moving quickly to reshape the leadership of the Federal Reserve. <\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in Davos that Trump is close to selecting a new Fed chair, with the shortlist narrowed to four candidates. Trump has personally interviewed candidates, and a decision could come as early as next week, according to Bessent.<\/p>\n<h2>Trouble at the Fed<\/h2>\n<p>The search follows months of criticism from the administration over Jerome Powell\u2019s handling of interest rates and broader governance issues at the central bank, alongside a Justice Department subpoena related to the renovation of Fed buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the selection is key, as Trump has repeatedly urged the Fed to cut rates more aggressively.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that lower borrowing costs would support the economy and reduce the government\u2019s sizeable interest bill.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates under consideration are therefore seen as more aligned with the administration\u2019s push to prioritise faster rate reductions, even as inflation remains above target. <\/p>\n<p>Powell\u2019s term as chair ends in May, though he could stay on as a governor until 2028.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769018148,"updatedAt":1769036235,"publishedAt":1769036229,"firstPublishedAt":1769036229,"lastPublishedAt":1769036229,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/14\/77\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_03a80a1b-eb40-50c3-904c-26538f98a8ea-9621477.jpg","altText":"President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One after arriving at Zurich International Airport for the World Economic Forum. 21 January 2026","caption":"President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One after arriving at Zurich International Airport for the World Economic Forum. 21 January 2026","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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GREENLAND NO TARIFFS","daletPyramidId":3957083,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Trump suspends European tariffs after 'framework' Greenland deal agreed","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Trump removes European tariffs after 'framework' Greenland deal agreed","titleListing2":"Trump suspends European tariffs after 'framework' Greenland deal agreed","leadin":"The announcement came hours after Trump's Davos speech, where he repeated the US needed Greenland for national and global security, and said NATO members could agree to US control and that \"we'll be very appreciative.\"","summary":"The announcement came hours after Trump's Davos speech, where he repeated the US needed Greenland for national and global security, and said NATO members could agree to US control and that \"we'll be very appreciative.\"","keySentence":"","url":"trump-suspends-european-tariffs-after-framework-greenland-deal-agreed","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/21\/trump-suspends-european-tariffs-after-framework-greenland-deal-agreed","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"US President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday he would not impose tariffs on eight European nations scheduled to take effect on 1 February, citing progress in talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Greenland in Davos.\n\nTrump said the two leaders reached \"the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland\" during what he described as productive discussions, and declared the potential agreement would benefit the US and all NATO members.\n\n\"Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on 1 February,\" Trump wrote on Truth Social.\n\nThe tariffs, announced days before the World Economic Forum, were set to start at 10% on goods from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and an eighth country, with rates climbing to 25% by June.\n\nTrump had demanded the levies remain until European nations supported US acquisition of Greenland from Denmark.\n\nTrump said US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and other officials would handle negotiations, reporting directly to him.\n\nThe announcement came hours after Trump's Davos speech, where repeated the US needed Greenland for national and global security, and said NATO members they could agree to US control and \"we'll be very appreciative.\"\n\nTrump also excluded the possibility of the US using force to take control of the Arctic island.\n\nRutte had urged \"thoughtful diplomacy\" during his own Davos remarks Wednesday, acknowledging tensions within the alliance whilst expressing commitment to finding solutions on Greenland.\n\nTrump had earlier this week published a private message from Rutte pledging to work toward a resolution.\n\nThe tariff threats had triggered emergency EU meetings scheduled for Thursday and discussions of retaliatory measures. French President Emmanuel Macron had advocated activating the EU's anti-coercion instrument, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned the bloc's response would be \"unflinching, united and proportional.\"\n\nTrump's Greenland campaign has opened the deepest rift between Washington and its European allies in decades.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday he would not impose tariffs on eight European nations scheduled to take effect on 1 February, citing progress in talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Greenland in Davos.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the two leaders reached \"the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland\" during what he described as productive discussions, and declared the potential agreement would benefit the US and all NATO members.<\/p>\n<p>\"Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on 1 February,\" Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>The tariffs, announced days before the World Economic Forum, were set to start at 10% on goods from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and an eighth country, with rates climbing to 25% by June. <\/p>\n<p>Trump had demanded the levies remain until European nations supported US acquisition of Greenland from Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and other officials would handle negotiations, reporting directly to him. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement came hours after Trump's Davos speech, where repeated the US needed Greenland for national and global security, and said NATO members they could agree to US control and \"we'll be very appreciative.\" <\/p>\n<p>Trump also excluded the possibility of the US using force to take control of the Arctic island.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte had urged \"thoughtful diplomacy\" during his own Davos remarks Wednesday, acknowledging tensions within the alliance whilst expressing commitment to finding solutions on Greenland. <\/p>\n<p>Trump had earlier this week published a private message from Rutte pledging to work toward a resolution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//21//us-seeks-immediate-negotiations-to-acquire-greenland-trump-tells-davos/">US seeks 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but 'won't use force', Trump tells Davos<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The tariff threats had triggered emergency EU meetings scheduled for Thursday and discussions of retaliatory measures. French President Emmanuel Macron had advocated activating the EU's anti-coercion instrument, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned the bloc's response would be \"unflinching, united and proportional.\"<\/p>\n<p>Trump's Greenland campaign has opened the deepest rift between Washington and its European allies in decades.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769024480,"updatedAt":1769063190,"publishedAt":1769024982,"firstPublishedAt":1769024982,"lastPublishedAt":1769063189,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/15\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2ad573e4-11ac-5cb4-85df-4930ed1c5005-9621548.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"brezar","twitter":"@brezaleksandar","id":2310,"title":"Aleksandar Brezar"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"switzerland","titleRaw":"Switzerland","id":267,"title":"Switzerland","slug":"switzerland"},{"urlSafeValue":"davos","titleRaw":"Davos","id":11702,"title":"Davos","slug":"davos"},{"urlSafeValue":"greenland","titleRaw":"Greenland","id":129,"title":"Greenland","slug":"greenland"},{"urlSafeValue":"donald-trump","titleRaw":"Donald Trump","id":11900,"title":"Donald Trump","slug":"donald-trump"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"related"}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"wWvhDEpGBCU","dailymotionId":"x9y9eia"},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":90000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":15409547,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/ED\/34\/52\/73\/04\/ED_PYR_3452734_20260122053235.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":90000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":22295909,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/SHD\/34\/52\/73\/04\/SHD_PYR_3452734_20260122053235.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"},{"duration":90000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":71106447,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/FHD\/34\/52\/73\/04\/FHD_PYR_3452734_20260122053235.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"1080p"}],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"AFP","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":1,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":267,"urlSafeValue":"switzerland","title":"Switzerland","url":"\/news\/europe\/switzerland"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/2026\/01\/21\/trump-suspends-european-tariffs-after-framework-greenland-deal-agreed","lastModified":1769063189},{"id":2864073,"cid":9621312,"versionId":7,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"CUBE TRUMP SPEECH FACT CHECK","daletPyramidId":3954542,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Greenland, NATO and war: Fact-checking Trump\u2019s Davos speech","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Greenland, NATO and war: Fact-checking Trump\u2019s Davos speech","titleListing2":"Addressing the World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump attacked Europe\u2019s energy policies and alleged the US \u201creturned\u201d Greenland to Denmark following World War Two. The Cube looks at where facts back his claims. ","leadin":"Addressing the World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump attacked Europe\u2019s energy policies and alleged the US \u201creturned\u201d Greenland to Denmark following World War Two. The Cube looks at where facts back his claims.","summary":"Addressing the World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump attacked Europe\u2019s energy policies and alleged the US \u201creturned\u201d Greenland to Denmark following World War Two. The Cube looks at where facts back his claims.","keySentence":"","url":"greenland-nato-and-war-fact-checking-trumps-davos-speech","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/01\/21\/greenland-nato-and-war-fact-checking-trumps-davos-speech","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"From repeating his long-running claim regarding ending eight wars, to evoking World War II history to stake his claim on Greenland, US President Donald Trump made a series of bold statements during his Wednesday speech in Davos.\u00a0\n\nThe Cube, Euronews\u2019 fact-checking team, has looked at some of his assertions to determine their accuracy.\n\nNATO has 'never done anything' for the US\n\nTrump repeatedly criticised NATO and its members for not pulling their weight in his speech, complaining that the US gets very little compared to what it gets back, casting doubt on whether the alliance would support his country in an attack.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve never got anything out of NATO,\u201d the president said, adding later: \u201cWe\u2019ve never asked for anything, it\u2019s always a one-way street.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ll be there 100% for NATO, but I\u2019m not sure they\u2019ll be there for us,\u201d Trump added.\n\nHowever, the US is the only country to have ever invoked NATO\u2019s Article 5 common defence measure, triggering an obligation for each country to come to its assistance. It did so in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in 2001.\n\nAccording to NATO, the alliance assisted the US in various ways, including enhancing intelligence sharing, providing increased security to US facilities, and launching its first-ever anti-terror operation \u2014 Operation Eagle Assist \u2014 between October 2001 and May 2002.\n\nTrump also asserted that the US was paying \u201cvirtually 100%\u201d of NATO\u2019s budget before he entered office, but that\u2019s not true either.\n\nIf he was referring to NATO\u2019s common budget, then according to the alliance\u2019s figures, the US was contributing some 15.9% to its funds between 2024 and 2025, alongside Germany. This included its civil budget, military budget and security investment programme.\n\nThe number has dropped to just under 15% for 2026-2027, again alongside Germany. The next biggest contributors are the UK (10.3%), France (10.1%) and Italy (8%).\n\nIt\u2019s possible that Trump was referring to NATO members\u2019 defence spending, which he criticised at several points during his speech, too, but it\u2019s still wrong to say the US was ever contributing 100% to the alliance\u2019s defence.\n\nBack in 2016, the last year before Trump took office the first time around, US defence spending was in the clear majority (71%) of the total by all NATO members, but that\u2019s not close to 100%.\n\nSince then, it\u2019s fallen to a figure estimated to be around 66%.\n\nThese numbers are not to be confused with members\u2019 defence spending as a percentage of their GDP, which was originally set at a 2% target. It has since been increased to 5% by 2035 (excluding Spain), after Trump criticised that not enough countries were meeting the original number.\n\nRecent figures put Poland at the top with 4.48%, followed by Lithuania (4%) and Latvia (3.73%). The US is in sixth place at 3.22%.\u00a0\n\nAre Germany\u2019s electricity prices 64% higher than 2017?\u00a0\n\nDuring his speech, Trump attacked European countries' energy policies and claimed that Germany's electricity prices are 64% higher now than they were in 2017.\n\n\u201cGermany generates 22% less electricity than it did in 2017. And it's not the current Chancellor's fault, he is solving the problem, he is going to do a great job. But what they did before him, I guess that's why he got there. The electricity prices are 64% higher,\u201d he said.\n\nIt\u2019s not clear where Trump is getting his data from, and whether he is counting electricity prices for households or for non-households. It is true that Germany has generated less electricity in recent years since 2017, and that renewables account for a much larger share of the country\u2019s total energy generation, a shift that has grown steadily over decades.\u00a0\n\nAn initial look at data from the German Association of Energy and Water Industries, which represents around 2,000 energy and water companies in Germany, shows that household electricity cost 30,36 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 on average. In 2025, the average price was around 39.28 cents per kWh.\n\nThat represents an increase of around 29%, not 64%.\n\nData from Germany\u2019s Federal Statistics Office and Eurostat depict a similar picture. According to it, households in Germany paid an average of 30.4 cents per kWh in 2017 and 39.92 cents in the first half of 2025 \u2014 an increase of around 31%.\u00a0\n\nElsewhere, Trump blamed the renewable energy policies of left-leaning governments for \u201cextremely high prices\u201d and what he called the \u201cNew Green Scam\u201d.\n\n\u201cThere are windmills over the place, and they are losers,\u201d he told the crowd.\u00a0\n\nOverall, Germany\u2019s electricity prices have increased. They spiked particularly in\u00a0 2022 and 2023 in what experts say was an increase directly linked to the collapse of gas supplies over Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.\u00a0\n\nRenewable energy has added long-term system and grid costs to electricity bills, but it was not the main driver of Germany\u2019s electricity price spike during this period.\u00a0\n\nTrump also said of the UK that it \u201cproduces just 1\/3 of the total energy from all sources that it did in 1999. Think of that 1\/3. And they're sitting on top of the North Sea \u2014 one of the greatest reserves anywhere in the world, but they don't use it.\u201d\n\nUK government data shows that energy production in 2023 is down 66% from 1999, when \u201cUK production peaked\u201d, so roughly by one-third.\u00a0\n\nAccording to it, oil and gas production from the North Sea, a major source of energy for the UK for decades, has declined naturally as \u201cmost accessible oil and gas has already been extracted\u201d, making Trump\u2019s claim that the UK \u201cdoesn\u2019t use\u201d its North Sea reserves misleading.\u00a0\n\nRecently, there has been an uptick in rhetoric, particularly from the Conservative Party, that the UK should push for more oil and oil production in the North Sea.\n\nFixing eight wars\n\nDuring his address, Trump reiterated his claim that he has ended eight wars since commencing his second Presidential term in January 2025.\n\nHe has previously listed these conflicts as: Israel and Hamas, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, Rwanda and Congo, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Cambodia and Thailand.\n\nAlthough Trump has played a part in mediation efforts in a number of these conflicts, his impact is not as clear-cut as he alleges. Although he is credited with ending the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, this can be seen as a temporary respite from an ongoing cold war.\n\nFresh fighting broke out between Cambodia and Thailand in December. Although a peace agreement between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed rebels was brokered by the Trump administration, fighting has continued, and M23 \u2014 the Rwandan-backed rebel group in the eastern DRC \u2014 was not party to the agreement.\n\nAlthough the US announced the launch of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan in mid-January, the next steps in this process remain shrouded in uncertainty. Many of the points in the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan have not materialised.\n\nFriction between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is best described as heightened tension, not war. There has been no threat of war between Serbia and Kosovo during Trump\u2019s second term, nor has he made any significant contribution to improving relations in his first year back in the White House.\n\nAnd while the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a deal aimed at ending a decades-long conflict at the White House in August, they have yet to sign a peace treaty, and their parliaments would still need to ratify it.\n\nThe US \u2018returned\u2019 Denmark to Greenland\n\nDonald Trump repeatedly claimed during his speech that the United States had returned Greenland to Denmark after World War Two.\n\n\u201cWe already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago,\u201d the former president said.\n\nIn reality, while the US assumed responsibility for Greenland\u2019s defence during the war, this did not affect Denmark\u2019s sovereignty over the island.\n\nAfter the conflict, Denmark was required to list Greenland with the United Nations as a \u201cnon-self-governing territory\u201d, effectively acknowledging its colonial status.\n\nThe US has sought to purchase Greenland on several occasions over the past century. Most notably, in 1946, President Harry Truman offered Denmark $100 million in gold, an offer Copenhagen rejected.\n\nUnder a 1951 defence agreement, Washington formally recognised the \u201csovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark over Greenland\u201d.\n\nIn 2004, the US also acknowledged Greenland\u2019s status as an equal part of the Danish kingdom, following changes to the territory\u2019s constitutional position.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>From repeating his long-running claim regarding ending eight wars, to evoking World War II history to stake his claim on Greenland, US President Donald Trump made a series of bold statements during his Wednesday speech in Davos. <\/p>\n<p>The Cube, Euronews\u2019 fact-checking team, has looked at some of his assertions to determine their accuracy.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>NATO has 'never done anything' for the US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Trump repeatedly criticised NATO and its members for not pulling their weight in his speech, complaining that the US gets very little compared to what it gets back, casting doubt on whether the alliance would support his country in an attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve never got anything out of NATO,\u201d the president said, adding later: \u201cWe\u2019ve never asked for anything, it\u2019s always a one-way street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be there 100% for NATO, but I\u2019m not sure they\u2019ll be there for us,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>However, the US is the only country to have ever invoked NATO\u2019s Article 5 common defence measure, triggering an obligation for each country to come to its assistance. It did so in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in 2001.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg/" alt=\"President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington on 22 October 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_c6dc9669-8d72-55e5-b45b-acaa78559d81-9621312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington on 22 October 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>According to NATO, the alliance assisted the US<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nato.int//en//what-we-do//introduction-to-nato//collective-defence-and-article-5/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>in various ways<\/strong><\/a>, including enhancing intelligence sharing, providing increased security to US facilities, and launching its first-ever anti-terror operation \u2014 Operation Eagle Assist \u2014 between October 2001 and May 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also asserted that the US was paying \u201cvirtually 100%\u201d of NATO\u2019s budget before he entered office, but that\u2019s not true either.<\/p>\n<p>If he was referring to NATO\u2019s common budget, then according to the<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nato.int//en//what-we-do//introduction-to-nato//funding-nato/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>alliance\u2019s figures<\/strong><\/a>, the US was contributing some 15.9% to its funds between 2024 and 2025, alongside Germany. This included its civil budget, military budget and security investment programme.<\/p>\n<p>The number has dropped to just under 15% for 2026-2027, again alongside Germany. The next biggest contributors are the UK (10.3%), France (10.1%) and Italy (8%).<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg/" alt=\"French service members participate in multinational military Exercise Pikne ("Lightning") on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, September 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_cf181536-7640-5e55-ac3c-a9b579eaaee6-9621312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French service members participate in multinational military Exercise Pikne ("Lightning") on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, September 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It\u2019s possible that Trump was referring to NATO members\u2019 defence spending, which he criticised at several points during his speech, too, but it\u2019s still wrong to say the US was ever contributing 100% to the alliance\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2016, the last year before Trump took office the first time around, US defence spending was in the clear majority (71%) of the total by all NATO members, but that\u2019s not close to 100%.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, it\u2019s fallen to a figure estimated to be around 66%.<\/p>\n<p>These numbers are not to be confused with members\u2019 defence spending as a percentage of their GDP, which was originally set at a 2% target. It has since been increased to 5% by 2035 (excluding Spain), after Trump criticised that not enough countries were meeting the original number.<\/p>\n<p>Recent figures put Poland<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nato.int//content//dam//nato//webready//documents//finance//def-exp-2025-en.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>at the top<\/strong><\/a>with 4.48%, followed by Lithuania (4%) and Latvia (3.73%). The US is in sixth place at 3.22%. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Are Germany\u2019s electricity prices 64% higher than 2017?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During his speech, Trump attacked European countries' energy policies and claimed that Germany's electricity prices are 64% higher now than they were in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGermany generates 22% less electricity than it did in 2017. And it's not the current Chancellor's fault, he is solving the problem, he is going to do a great job. But what they did before him, I guess that's why he got there. The electricity prices are 64% higher,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear where Trump is getting his data from, and whether he is counting electricity prices for households or for non-households. It is true that Germany has generated less electricity in recent years since 2017, and that renewables account for a much larger share of the country\u2019s total energy generation, a shift that has grown steadily over decades. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg/" alt=\"President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pose during the family picture at the Gaza International Peace Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_21183e41-f7db-5d43-b4e9-120d08eafdef-9621312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pose during the family picture at the Gaza International Peace Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>An initial look at data from the German Association of Energy and Water Industries, which represents around 2,000 energy and water companies in Germany, shows that household electricity cost 30,36 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 on average. In 2025, the average price was around 39.28 cents per kWh.<\/p>\n<p>That represents an increase of around 29%, not 64%.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Germany\u2019s Federal Statistics Office and Eurostat depict a similar picture. According to it, households in Germany paid an average of 30.4 cents per kWh in 2017 and 39.92 cents in the first half of 2025 \u2014 an increase of around 31%. <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Trump blamed the renewable energy policies of left-leaning governments for \u201cextremely high prices\u201d and what he called the \u201cNew Green Scam\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are windmills over the place, and they are losers,\u201d he told the crowd. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, Germany\u2019s electricity prices have increased. They spiked particularly in 2022 and 2023 in what experts say was an increase directly linked to the collapse of gas supplies over Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg/" alt=\"Wind turbines operate as the sun rises at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz near Klettwitz, Germany, October 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_f0f39e5b-8704-57ee-87d2-dfd471ef967f-9621312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Wind turbines operate as the sun rises at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz near Klettwitz, Germany, October 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Renewable energy has added long-term system and grid costs to electricity bills, but it was not the main driver of Germany\u2019s electricity price spike during this period. <\/p>\n<p>Trump also said of the UK that it \u201cproduces just 1\/3 of the total energy from all sources that it did in 1999. Think of that 1\/3. And they're sitting on top of the North Sea \u2014 one of the greatest reserves anywhere in the world, but they don't use it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UK government data <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////assets.publishing.service.gov.uk//media//66042fb591a320001a82b0b8//Energy_Trends_March_2024.pdf?\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>shows that energy production in 2023 is down 66% from 1999, when \u201cUK production peaked\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, so roughly by one-third. <\/p>\n<p>According to it, oil and gas production from the North Sea, a major source of energy for the UK for decades, has declined naturally as <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.gov.uk//government//consultations//building-the-north-seas-energy-future//building-the-north-seas-energy-future-consultation-document-accessible-webpage?\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>\u201cmost accessible oil and gas has already been extracted\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, making Trump\u2019s claim that the UK \u201cdoesn\u2019t use\u201d its North Sea reserves misleading. <\/p>\n<p>Recently, there has been an uptick in rhetoric, particularly from the Conservative Party, that the UK should push for more oil and oil production in the North Sea.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fixing eight wars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During his address, Trump reiterated his claim that he has ended eight wars since commencing his second Presidential term in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously listed these conflicts as: Israel and Hamas, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, Rwanda and Congo, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Cambodia and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump has played a part in mediation efforts in a number of these conflicts, his impact is not as clear-cut as he alleges. Although he is credited with ending the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, this can be seen as a temporary respite from an ongoing cold war.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh fighting broke out between Cambodia and Thailand in December. Although a peace agreement between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed rebels was brokered by the Trump administration, fighting has continued, and M23 \u2014 the Rwandan-backed rebel group in the eastern DRC \u2014 was not party to the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Although the US announced the launch of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan in mid-January, the next steps in this process remain shrouded in uncertainty. Many of the points in the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan have not materialised.<\/p>\n<p>Friction between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is best described as heightened tension, not war. There has been no threat of war between Serbia and Kosovo during Trump\u2019s second term, nor has he made any significant contribution to improving relations in his first year back in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>And while the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a deal aimed at ending a decades-long conflict at the White House in August, they have yet to sign a peace treaty, and their parliaments would still need to ratify it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//14//fact-check-can-the-eu-defend-greenland-in-a-us-attack/">Fact check: Can the EU defend Greenland in a US attack?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//21//fact-check-what-is-trumps-board-of-peace-and-would-it-have-real-power/">Fact check: What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and would it have real power?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//20//has-greenland-banned-donald-trump-and-his-descendants/">Has Greenland banned Donald Trump and his descendants?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>The US \u2018returned\u2019 Denmark to Greenland<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Trump repeatedly claimed during his speech that the United States had returned Greenland to Denmark after World War Two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago,\u201d the former president said.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, while the US assumed responsibility for Greenland\u2019s defence during the war, this did not affect Denmark\u2019s sovereignty over the island.<\/p>\n<p>After the conflict, Denmark was required to list Greenland with the United Nations as a \u201cnon-self-governing territory\u201d, effectively acknowledging its colonial status.<\/p>\n<p>The US has sought to purchase Greenland on several occasions over the past century. Most notably, in 1946, President Harry Truman offered Denmark $100 million in gold, an offer Copenhagen rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Under a 1951 defence agreement, Washington formally recognised the \u201csovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark over Greenland\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, the US also acknowledged Greenland\u2019s status as an equal part of the Danish kingdom, following changes to the territory\u2019s constitutional position.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769010460,"updatedAt":1769097380,"publishedAt":1769017764,"firstPublishedAt":1769017764,"lastPublishedAt":1769021084,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"President Donald Trump reacts after his speech during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 21 January 2026.","callToActionText":null,"width":1621,"caption":"President Donald Trump reacts after his speech during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in 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directly.","keySentence":"","url":"trump-mocks-macrons-aviators-in-davos-address-amid-growing-war-of-words","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/21\/trump-mocks-macrons-aviators-in-davos-address-amid-growing-war-of-words","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"US President Donald Trump took aim at French President Emmanuel Macron during his Davos summit speech on Wednesday, drawing laughs from the audience as he referenced the aviator sunglasses Macron wore during his own address the day before.\n\n\"I watched Emmanuel Macron yesterday with those beautiful sunglasses,\" Trump said before stating he \"actually likes Emmanuel.\"\n\nWhile Trump, who has repeatedly recounted his conversations with Macron while imitating his accent, claims he maintains a positive view of the French president, doubts have emerged that the two are headed for an impasse amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from both.\n\nOn Monday, Trump threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne after Macron refused to join his Board of Peace initiative, dismissing him as politically finished.\n\n\"Nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon,\" Trump said. \"What I'll do is, if they feel like hostile, I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join.\"\n\nMacron's second mandate \u2014 the maximum a French president can serve \u2014 ends in 2027. In late December 2025, he vowed to serve \"until the last second\" of his term.\n\nAs for the mirrored shades, the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace earlier said Macron wore the sunglasses to protect an eye from an injury caused by a burst blood vessel.\n\nDuring the address on Tuesday, Macron delivered a potent rebuke of Trump's Greenland campaign, declaring Europe would resist \"bullies\" and reject \"the law of the strongest\" without naming the US president directly.\n\nTrump also described pharmaceutical negotiations with Macron during his Davos remarks, claiming he needed roughly three minutes to convince countries to reverse their doubling of charges on US-made prescription drugs, while recounting how he blasted the French leader.\n\n\"Emmanuel, you've been taking advantage of the United States for the last 30 years,\" Trump said he told Macron.\n\nThe public barbs followed Trump's publication of private messages from Macron earlier this week.\n\nIn the leaked texts, the French leader, who addressed Trump as \"my friend,\" questioned the US president's Greenland strategy, saying he \"didn't understand\" it and suggested hosting an expanded G7 summit in Paris on Thursday that would include Russian officials.\n\n'Inflammatory' pushback\n\nFrance has recently positioned itself among the most outspoken European opponents of Trump's territorial ambitions.\n\nMacron has advocated for deploying the EU's Anti-Coercion Instrument and slammed tariff threats linked to Greenland as \"fundamentally unacceptable, even more so when they are used as leverage against territorial sovereignty.\"\n\nBefore Trump's speech, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described recent pushback from France and the EU as \"inflammatory\" and advised European leaders for calm before reacting with anger.\n\nMacron did not remain in Davos for Trump's arrival on Wednesday, although officials left open the possibility of joining Ukraine-related discussions.\n\nFrance has committed to contributing forces for a NATO exercise in Greenland. The country is among eight European nations threatened with US tariffs beginning at 10% next month and escalating to 25% by June unless they back Washington's acquisition of the territory which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Donald Trump took aim at French President Emmanuel Macron during his Davos summit speech on Wednesday, drawing laughs from the audience as he referenced the aviator sunglasses Macron wore during his own address the day before.<\/p>\n<p>\"I watched Emmanuel Macron yesterday with those beautiful sunglasses,\" Trump said before stating he \"actually likes Emmanuel.\"<\/p>\n<p>While Trump, who has repeatedly recounted his conversations with Macron while imitating his accent, claims he maintains a positive view of the French president, doubts have emerged that the two are headed for an impasse amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from both.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne after Macron refused to join his Board of Peace initiative, dismissing him as politically finished.<\/p>\n<p>\"Nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon,\" Trump said. \"What I'll do is, if they feel like hostile, I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join.\" <\/p>\n<p>Macron's second mandate \u2014 the maximum a French president can serve \u2014 ends in 2027. In late December 2025, he vowed to serve \"until the last second\" of his term.<\/p>\n<p>As for the mirrored shades, the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace earlier said Macron wore the sunglasses to protect an eye from an injury caused by a burst blood vessel. <\/p>\n<p>During the address on Tuesday, Macron delivered a potent rebuke of Trump's Greenland campaign, declaring Europe would resist \"bullies\" and reject \"the law of the strongest\" without naming the US president directly.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also described pharmaceutical negotiations with Macron during his Davos remarks, claiming he needed roughly three minutes to convince countries to reverse their doubling of charges on US-made prescription drugs, while recounting how he blasted the French leader.<\/p>\n<p>\"Emmanuel, you've been taking advantage of the United States for the last 30 years,\" Trump said he told Macron.<\/p>\n<p>The public barbs followed Trump's publication of private messages from Macron earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p>In the leaked texts, the French leader, who addressed Trump as \"my friend,\" questioned the US president's Greenland strategy, saying he \"didn't understand\" it and suggested hosting an expanded G7 summit in Paris on Thursday that would include Russian officials.<\/p>\n<h2>'Inflammatory' pushback<\/h2>\n<p>France has recently positioned itself among the most outspoken European opponents of Trump's territorial ambitions. <\/p>\n<p>Macron has advocated for deploying the EU's Anti-Coercion Instrument and slammed tariff threats linked to Greenland as \"fundamentally unacceptable, even more so when they are used as leverage against territorial sovereignty.\"<\/p>\n<p>Before Trump's speech, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described recent pushback from France and the EU as \"inflammatory\" and advised European leaders for calm before reacting with anger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//20//we-do-prefer-respect-to-bullies-macron-says-at-davos-as-trump-tensions-mount/">We prefer respect over bullies, Macron says at Davos as Trump tensions mount<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2026//01//21//from-the-danger-zone-to-davos-why-did-emmanuel-macrons-aviator-sunglasses-go-viral/">From the danger zone to Davos: Why did Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses go viral?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Macron did not remain in Davos for Trump's arrival on Wednesday, although officials left open the possibility of joining Ukraine-related discussions. <\/p>\n<p>France has committed to contributing forces for a NATO exercise in Greenland. The country is among eight European nations threatened with US tariffs beginning at 10% next month and escalating to 25% by June unless they back Washington's acquisition of the territory which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769012171,"updatedAt":1769014691,"publishedAt":1769013922,"firstPublishedAt":1769013922,"lastPublishedAt":1769014689,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"French President Emmanuel Macron points to his glasses as he arrives at a meeting with Canadian PM Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 20 January 2026","callToActionText":null,"width":1698,"caption":"French President Emmanuel Macron points to his glasses as he arrives at a meeting with Canadian PM Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 20 January 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SPEECH DAVOS","daletPyramidId":3951861,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"US seeks 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but 'won't use force', Trump tells Davos","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"US seeks 'immediate negotiations' over Greenland, Trump tells Davos","titleListing2":"US seeks 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland, Trump tells Davos","leadin":"Trump arrived in Davos by helicopter on Wednesday, entering a tense atmosphere as European and allied leaders pushed back against his demands for control of the Arctic island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.","summary":"Trump arrived in Davos by helicopter on Wednesday, entering a tense atmosphere as European and allied leaders pushed back against his demands for control of the Arctic island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.","keySentence":"","url":"us-seeks-immediate-negotiations-to-acquire-greenland-trump-tells-davos","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/21\/us-seeks-immediate-negotiations-to-acquire-greenland-trump-tells-davos","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The US is \"seeking immediate negotiations\" to acquire Greenland, where Washington plans to build a \"Golden Dome\" to protect it from potential enemies, US President Donald Trump said in his special address to the world's top political and business summit in Davos Wednesday.\n\n\u201cI have tremendous respect for the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark,\u201d Trump said as he broached the subject of the Arctic island territory, which he dubbed a \u201cbig, beautiful piece of ice\u201d.\n\nHis proposed multilayer missile defence system, Trump said, the Golden Dome would defend the US from Russian and Chinese ICBMs and other weapons, which he said could otherwise \"discombobulate\" everything.\n\n\u201cNo nation or group of nations is better positioned to defend Greenland than the United States,\u201d he added.\n\nThe US president said the proof could be seen in \"World War II, when Denmark fell to Germany in just six hours of fighting.\"\n\n\"The US was then compelled \u2026 to send our forces to hold Greenland territory, at great cost and expense,\" he added.\n\nAfter the war, \"which we won, we won it big,\" Trump said \u2014 otherwise, \"you'd all be speaking German and Japanese, perhaps,\" he quipped \u2014 the US returned control of the island to Denmark. \"How stupid were we. We gave it back. But how ungrateful are they now.\"\n\nThe US has more than 100 permanently stationed personnel in Greenland and can bring in additional forces under existing treaties, including the 1951 US\u2013Denmark Defence Agreement \u2014 which has since been updated \u2014 and the NATO collective security framework.\n\nAddressing US allies, Trump emphasised that Washington's desire to purchase Greenland is not a threat to NATO, which he criticised by saying \"(the US) give so much and we get so little in return.\"\n\n\"What we got out of NATO is \u2014 nothing,\" after funding 100% of it, he said. \"And what we're asking in return is a place called Greenland.\"\n\nThe US would refrain from acquiring it by force, Trump repeated.\n\n\u201cWe probably won\u2019t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut I won\u2019t do that. Okay. Now everyone says, oh, good.\u201d\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s probably the biggest statement I made, because people thought I would use force. I don\u2019t have to use force. I don\u2019t want to use force. I won\u2019t use force,\u201d Trump said.\n\n\"You can say yes, and we'll be very appreciative, or you can say no and we will remember.\"\n\n'I love Europe, I want to see it do good'\n\nTrump opened his speech at the World Economic Forum by stating he was glad to be back in the Swiss Alps resort town to address \"many respected business leaders, so many friends, a few enemies.\"\n\nHe went on to laud the success of his administration in an economics-heavy first part of his speech, stating that \"just one year ago under the radical left Democrats we were a dead country.\" \"The economy is booming,\" Trump said.\n\nThe US president then turned to Europe, saying that \"Europe is not heading in the right direction\".\n\n\"I love Europe, I want to see it do good but it's not going in the right direction,\" he said, stating his friends travelling to it told him they did not \"recognise it\".\n\n\"I don't want to insult anybody,\" he said. \"I am derived from Europe, Scotland and Germany, 100%. And we deeply believe in the bonds with Europe, I want to see them do great.\"\n\nTrump then turned to the subject of energy, criticising what he said were the effects of left-leaning governments causing losses amid \"extremely high prices\" in countries like Germany and the UK, labelling it a \"New Green Scam\".\n\n\"You're supposed to make money with energy, not lose energy ... I want Europe to do great, I want the UK to do great,\" he said. \"There are windmills over the place, and they are losers.\"\n\n\"They kill birds, they ruin landscapes ... Stupid people buy them,\" Trump said.\n\nHelicoptering in\n\nTrump arrived in Davos by helicopter on Wednesday after a delayed departure from Washington due to a minor electrical issue with Air Force One, entering a tense atmosphere as European and allied leaders pushed back against his demands for control of Greenland, which he says is vital to US and global security.\n\nThe president\u2019s Marine One chopper touched down after a roughly 40-minute flight to the ski-resort town in the Alps.\n\nAs it descended, the presidential convoy passed a message written in the snow on a nearby hillside, reading \u201cStop wars now\u201d. The night before, one of the mountains in Davos was lit with the message: \"No kings\".\n\nPrior to Trump's speech, WEF officials invited attendees to watch the address on screens in overflow rooms rather than in Congress Hall, but it seemed to make little difference.\n\nHundreds of people sought a coveted seat inside the hall which usually fits as many as 1,400, with a line forming well before Trump's arrival, which was initially rumoured to be delayed by several hours.\n\nThe press was consigned to the back of the venue, which was declared standing room only, prompting a joke from WEF interim co-chair Laurence Fink \u2014 who introduced Trump to tepid applause that grew louder as the US president appeared on stage \u2014 that the summit was out of chairs.\n\nUnited resistance from allies\n\nTrump told reporters back home he would hold multiple meetings on Greenland at the gathering, refusing to specify how far he was prepared to go to acquire the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark when asked.\n\nHis arrival came after a day of what was read as united resistance from allies, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney receiving a rare standing ovation for declaring the world was experiencing \"a rupture, not a transition\" in the US-led global system.\n\nSpeaking before Carney in his own special address on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron warned against US attempts to \"subordinate Europe\" and called Trump's tariff threats over Greenland \"unacceptable.\"\n\nNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged \"thoughtful diplomacy\" amid tensions within the alliance over Trump's claims to an ally's territory. France announced it was calling for a military exercise in Greenland and stood ready to contribute.\n\nTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent told European leaders to \"take a deep breath\" and avoid \"reflexive anger\" before hearing what Trump had to say.\n\nThe president dismissed the prospect of European trade retaliation, saying \"all I have to do is meet it and it's going to go ricocheting backward.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The US is \"seeking immediate negotiations\" to acquire Greenland, where Washington plans to build a \"Golden Dome\" to protect it from potential enemies, US President Donald Trump said in his special address to the world's top political and business summit in Davos Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have tremendous respect for the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark,\u201d Trump said as he broached the subject of the Arctic island territory, which he dubbed a \u201cbig, beautiful piece of ice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>His proposed multilayer missile defence system, Trump said, the Golden Dome would defend the US from Russian and Chinese ICBMs and other weapons, which he said could otherwise \"discombobulate\" everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo nation or group of nations is better positioned to defend Greenland than the United States,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>The US president said the proof could be seen in \"World War II, when Denmark fell to Germany in just six hours of fighting.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"The US was then compelled \u2026 to send our forces to hold Greenland territory, at great cost and expense,\" he added. <\/p>\n<p>After the war, \"which we won, we won it big,\" Trump said \u2014 otherwise, \"you'd all be speaking German and Japanese, perhaps,\" he quipped \u2014 the US returned control of the island to Denmark. \"How stupid were we. We gave it back. But how ungrateful are they now.\"<\/p>\n<p>The US has more than 100 permanently stationed personnel in Greenland and can bring in additional forces under existing treaties, including the 1951 US\u2013Denmark Defence Agreement \u2014 which has since been updated \u2014 and the NATO collective security framework.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing US allies, Trump emphasised that Washington's desire to purchase Greenland is not a threat to NATO, which he criticised by saying \"(the US) give so much and we get so little in return.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"What we got out of NATO is \u2014 nothing,\" after funding 100% of it, he said. \"And what we're asking in return is a place called Greenland.\"<\/p>\n<p>The US would refrain from acquiring it by force, Trump repeated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe probably won\u2019t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut I won\u2019t do that. Okay. Now everyone says, oh, good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s probably the biggest statement I made, because people thought I would use force. I don\u2019t have to use force. I don\u2019t want to use force. I won\u2019t use force,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\"You can say yes, and we'll be very appreciative, or you can say no and we will remember.\"<\/p>\n<h2>'I love Europe, I want to see it do good'<\/h2>\n<p>Trump opened his speech at the World Economic Forum by stating he was glad to be back in the Swiss Alps resort town to address \"many respected business leaders, so many friends, a few enemies.\"<\/p>\n<p>He went on to laud the success of his administration in an economics-heavy first part of his speech, stating that \"just one year ago under the radical left Democrats we were a dead country.\" \"The economy is booming,\" Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The US president then turned to Europe, saying that \"Europe is not heading in the right direction\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//09//82//808x539_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg/" alt=\"Latvia's President Edgars Rinkēvičs listens to the address of US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/384x256_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/640x427_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/750x500_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/828x552_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/1080x720_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/1200x800_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/1920x1281_cmsv2_059ff7d1-3901-5b46-ad40-9a120df607b2-9620982.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Latvia's President Edgars Rinkēvičs listens to the address of US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"I love Europe, I want to see it do good but it's not going in the right direction,\" he said, stating his friends travelling to it told him they did not \"recognise it\".<\/p>\n<p>\"I don't want to insult anybody,\" he said. \"I am derived from Europe, Scotland and Germany, 100%. And we deeply believe in the bonds with Europe, I want to see them do great.\"<\/p>\n<p>Trump then turned to the subject of energy, criticising what he said were the effects of left-leaning governments causing losses amid \"extremely high prices\" in countries like Germany and the UK, labelling it a \"New Green Scam\".<\/p>\n<p>\"You're supposed to make money with energy, not lose energy ... I want Europe to do great, I want the UK to do great,\" he said. \"There are windmills over the place, and they are losers.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"They kill birds, they ruin landscapes ... Stupid people buy them,\" Trump said.<\/p>\n<h2>Helicoptering in<\/h2>\n<p>Trump arrived in Davos by helicopter on Wednesday after a delayed departure from Washington due to a minor electrical issue with Air Force One, entering a tense atmosphere as European and allied leaders pushed back against his demands for control of Greenland, which he says is vital to US and global security.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s Marine One chopper touched down after a roughly 40-minute flight to the ski-resort town in the Alps.<\/p>\n<p>As it descended, the presidential convoy passed a message written in the snow on a nearby hillside, reading \u201cStop wars now\u201d. The night before, one of the mountains in Davos was lit with the message: \"No kings\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//09//82//808x539_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg/" alt=\"US President Donald Trump walks out of the Marine One helicopter as he arrives for the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/384x256_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/640x427_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/750x500_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/828x552_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/1080x720_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/1200x800_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/09\/82\/1920x1281_cmsv2_465314c4-6b63-54ce-afd1-1cc95dbd09d0-9620982.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump walks out of the Marine One helicopter as he arrives for the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 21 January 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Prior to Trump's speech, WEF officials invited attendees to watch the address on screens in overflow rooms rather than in Congress Hall, but it seemed to make little difference.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people sought a coveted seat inside the hall which usually fits as many as 1,400, with a line forming well before Trump's arrival, which was initially rumoured to be delayed by several hours.<\/p>\n<p>The press was consigned to the back of the venue, which was declared standing room only, prompting a joke from WEF interim co-chair Laurence Fink \u2014 who introduced Trump to tepid applause that grew louder as the US president appeared on stage \u2014 that the summit was out of chairs.<\/p>\n<h2>United resistance from allies<\/h2>\n<p>Trump told reporters back home he would hold multiple meetings on Greenland at the gathering, refusing to specify how far he was prepared to go to acquire the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark when asked.<\/p>\n<p>His arrival came after a day of what was read as united resistance from allies, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney receiving a rare standing ovation for declaring the world was experiencing \"a rupture, not a transition\" in the US-led global system. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking before Carney in his own special address on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron warned against US attempts to \"subordinate Europe\" and called Trump's tariff threats over Greenland \"unacceptable.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio 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<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged \"thoughtful diplomacy\" amid tensions within the alliance over Trump's claims to an ally's territory. France announced it was calling for a military exercise in Greenland and stood ready to contribute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//23//davos-2026-who-said-what-so-far-at-worlds-top-political-and-business-summit/">Davos 2026: Who said what at world's top political and business summit<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//20//we-do-prefer-respect-to-bullies-macron-says-at-davos-as-trump-tensions-mount/">We prefer respect over bullies, Macron says at Davos as Trump tensions mount<\/a><\/li>\n 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A rapt audience is waiting to hear from him how far he might go on Greenland.","summary":"The US President has completely upended the annual Davos gathering of the World Economic Forum. A rapt audience is waiting to hear from him how far he might go on Greenland.","keySentence":"","url":"stiff-with-tension-european-leaders-await-the-trump-show-in-davos","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/21\/stiff-with-tension-european-leaders-await-the-trump-show-in-davos","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"It\u2019s Trump Day at Davos! The President of the United States is once again en route to the World Economic Forum after his plane was ordered home due to a \u201cminor electrical issue\u201d, according to the White House.\n\nBy switching aircraft, Trump managed, albeit unintentionally, to further heighten the tension in the Swiss mountain resort, where participants were eagerly awaiting the speech of the week, now scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.\n\nWhat used to be a meeting for the big movers and shakers of the world has this year become the Trump show, with a global audience holding its breath.\n\nThe reason is obvious: transatlantic relations are a breaking point.\n\nTrump\u2019s renewed push to bring Greenland under US control and his threat to impose punitive tariffs on European allies opposing his effort have left decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic shaken to the core.\n\nWhat initially began as a strategic debate over Arctic security has rapidly escalated into an open confrontation over sovereignty, economic coercion, and the future of a historic partnership between the US and Europe.\n\nAnd not a day goes by without Trump ramping up his rhetoric on Greenland, trying to make the world believe that he is uncompromisingly serious about annexing a territory of a friendly treaty ally.\n\n'A Spirit of Dialogue'\n\nThe all-important question in Davos, which this year has the motto \u201cA Spirit of Dialogue,\u201d is this: how will world leaders handle Trump\u2019s Greenland ambitions, which many still consider a bad joke?\n\n\u201cMost people still doubt that Trump is serious about it and that he would blow up NATO and start a war with Europe,\u201d Harold Honju Koh, a professor of International Law at Yale University and a former legal adviser to the US State Department, told Euronews.\n\nAnd while European leaders at the World Economic Forum are inclined to take Trump seriously, they are still scrambling to find the right response.\n\n\"Plunging us into a dangerous downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of our strategic landscape. So our response will be unflinching, united and proportional,\" EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on the forum's main stage on Tuesday.\n\n\"We consider the people of the United States not just our allies, but our friends,\" von der Leyen insisted.\n\nYet, Trump is not simply attending Davos, he is making an entrance: with five cabinet secretaries and other senior officials, he is leading the largest US delegation ever to the World Economic Forum.\n\nCompare that to Denmark's decision not to send any participants at all, a move widely regarded as a snub to the US president.\n\nThe American delegation includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, setting the stage for high-profile discussions not only on Greenland, but also on Ukraine, Venezuela, Gaza and Iran.\n\nTrump's new threats against Iran\n\nPrior to his departure, the latter was the subject of escalating rhetoric of Trump in response to tense warnings from Iran\u2019s leadership.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve left notification that anything ever happens, we\u2019re going to blow them up. The whole country is going to be blown up,\u201d Trump told the US TV network NewsNation.\n\n\u201cI would absolutely hit them so hard, but I have very firm instructions \u2013 anything happen, they\u2019re going to wipe them off the face of the earth,\u201d he added.\n\nThose words have not reassured the Danish government. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Tuesday that they \u201ccannot rule out\u201d a US military intervention against the arctic territory.\n\nYet, directly addressing what he called \u201cbitterness\u201d, US Treasury Scott Bessent, who arrived in Davos ahead of Trump, urged European countries on Tuesday to \u201csit down and wait\u201d for Trump to arrive.\n\n\u201cTake a deep breath, do not have this reflexive anger that we\u2019ve seen\u201d, Bessent told reporters on Wednesday.\n\n\u201cWhy don\u2019t they sit down, wait for President Trump to get here and listen to his argument? Because I think they\u2019re going to be persuaded.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>It\u2019s Trump Day at Davos! The President of the United States is once again en route to the World Economic Forum after his plane was ordered home due to a \u201cminor electrical issue\u201d, according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>By switching aircraft, Trump managed, albeit unintentionally, to further heighten the tension in the Swiss mountain resort, where participants were eagerly awaiting the speech of the week, now scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>What used to be a meeting for the big movers and shakers of the world has this year become the Trump show, with a global audience holding its breath.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is obvious: transatlantic relations are a breaking point.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s renewed push to bring Greenland under US control and his threat to impose punitive tariffs on European allies opposing his effort have left decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic shaken to the core.<\/p>\n<p>What initially began as a strategic debate over Arctic security has rapidly escalated into an open confrontation over sovereignty, economic coercion, and the future of a historic partnership between the US and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>And not a day goes by without Trump ramping up his rhetoric on Greenland, trying to make the world believe that he is uncompromisingly serious about annexing a territory of a friendly treaty ally.<\/p>\n<h3>'A Spirit of Dialogue'<\/h3>\n<p>The all-important question in Davos, which this year has the motto \u201cA Spirit of Dialogue,\u201d is this: how will world leaders handle Trump\u2019s Greenland ambitions, which many still consider a bad joke?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people still doubt that Trump is serious about it and that he would blow up NATO and start a war with Europe,\u201d Harold Honju Koh, a professor of International Law at Yale University and a former legal adviser to the US State Department, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>And while European leaders at the World Economic Forum are inclined to take Trump seriously, they are still scrambling to find the right response.<\/p>\n<p>\"Plunging us into a dangerous downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of our strategic landscape. So our response will be unflinching, united and proportional,\" EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on the forum's main stage on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\"We consider the people of the United States not just our allies, but our friends,\" von der Leyen insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Trump is not simply attending Davos, he is making an entrance: with five cabinet secretaries and other senior officials, he is leading the largest US delegation ever to the World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Compare that to Denmark's decision not to send any participants at all, a move widely regarded as a snub to the US president.<\/p>\n<p>The American delegation includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, setting the stage for high-profile discussions not only on Greenland, but also on Ukraine, Venezuela, Gaza and Iran.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump's new threats against Iran<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to his departure, the latter was the subject of escalating rhetoric of Trump in response to tense warnings from Iran\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve left notification that anything ever happens, we\u2019re going to blow them up. The whole country is going to be blown up,\u201d Trump told the US TV network NewsNation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would absolutely hit them so hard, but I have very firm instructions \u2013 anything happen, they\u2019re going to wipe them off the face of the earth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Those words have not reassured the Danish government. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Tuesday that they \u201ccannot rule out\u201d a US military intervention against the arctic territory.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, directly addressing what he called \u201cbitterness\u201d, US Treasury Scott Bessent, who arrived in Davos ahead of Trump, urged European countries on Tuesday to \u201csit down and wait\u201d for Trump to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake a deep breath, do not have this reflexive anger that we\u2019ve seen\u201d, Bessent told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t they sit down, wait for President Trump to get here and listen to his argument? Because I think they\u2019re going to be persuaded.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1768991223,"updatedAt":1768993063,"publishedAt":1768992973,"firstPublishedAt":1768992973,"lastPublishedAt":1768992973,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/06\/21\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2591df32-eef5-5b25-9b89-c820a81243ca-9620621.jpg","altText":"President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the World Economic Form in Davos, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.","caption":"President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the World Economic Form in Davos, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1620,"height":911}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":47,"urlSafeValue":"grobe","title":"Stefan Grobe","twitter":"@StefanGrobe1"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":447,"slug":"usa","urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","titleRaw":"USA"},{"id":70,"slug":"denmark","urlSafeValue":"denmark","title":"Denmark","titleRaw":"Denmark"},{"id":129,"slug":"greenland","urlSafeValue":"greenland","title":"Greenland","titleRaw":"Greenland"},{"id":11900,"slug":"donald-trump","urlSafeValue":"donald-trump","title":"Donald Trump","titleRaw":"Donald Trump"},{"id":205,"slug":"nato","urlSafeValue":"nato","title":"NATO","titleRaw":"NATO"},{"id":11702,"slug":"davos","urlSafeValue":"davos","title":"Davos","titleRaw":"Davos"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2862647},{"id":2863914},{"id":2863910}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"},{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":267,"urlSafeValue":"switzerland","title":"Switzerland","url":"\/news\/europe\/switzerland"},"town":{"id":4385,"urlSafeValue":"davos","title":"Davos"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/2026\/01\/21\/stiff-with-tension-european-leaders-await-the-trump-show-in-davos","lastModified":1768992973},{"id":2863832,"cid":9620137,"versionId":5,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"MACRON GLASSES ANALYSIS ","daletPyramidId":3945550,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"From the danger zone to Davos: Why did Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses go viral?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Why are Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses suddenly trending?","titleListing2":"From the danger zone to Davos: Why Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses have gone viral","leadin":"Emmanuel Macron's gone viral for reasons he may not have expected after he wore reflective aviator sunglasses at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The French president sported the specs to not let his bloodshot eye dominate the headlines but did the prop choice backfire?","summary":"Emmanuel Macron's gone viral for reasons he may not have expected after he wore reflective aviator sunglasses at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The French president sported the specs to not let his bloodshot eye dominate the headlines but did the prop choice backfire?","keySentence":"","url":"from-the-danger-zone-to-davos-why-did-emmanuel-macrons-aviator-sunglasses-go-viral","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2026\/01\/21\/from-the-danger-zone-to-davos-why-did-emmanuel-macrons-aviator-sunglasses-go-viral","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"In politics, authority must be shown and manifested if it is to be believed, and the role of symbolism, or even staging, can not be a gimmick. Unless, perhaps, if you're Donald Trump.\n\nIn the age of social media, an image can stir emotions much faster than words and the sight of the French President sporting reflective aviator sunglasses while speaking to the World Economic Forum at the Davos literally went around the planet in seconds.\n\nWhatever words came out of his mouth were secondary for many who wondered 'why on earth is he wearing dark glasses indoors?' Had he fooling around and \"slapped\" again by Brigitte? Or had he perhaps taken a blow in the boxing ring? As we've seen Macron does like to show off his physical strength.\n\nIt's unclear what caused the president's burst blood vessel, but talk of it certainly matched, if not overshadowed, his speech, incredibly at a time when the leader of the Free World is threatening to annex Greenland, asphyxiate French winegrowers, and leaking personal text messages from his counterparts.\n\nAccording to French media, Macron may have a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage, which is the bursting of a blood vessel in the protective tissue covering the eye.\n\nThis can occur when someone sneezes or coughs intensely, or if they poke or rub their eye. People with diabetes and high blood pressure may be more at risk of experiencing it.\n\nIn an address that has gone viral, Macron denounced a\"world without rules\" and an\"endless accumulation of new customs duties\", saying he preferred\"respect rather than bullies\", and called on Europe not to give in to the law of the strongest; all without ever mentioning the name of Donald Trump, who will be at Davos on Wednesday.\n\nBut as his message filtered through the room, outside the world were focussed on why he was wearing the aviators indoors. For much of the French public, there was no mystery as he wore them after meeting French air forces last week a visit during which his eye condition could be clearly seen, if you excuse the pun.\n\n'Eye of the tiger'\n\n\u201cPlease pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye,\u201d Macron said at the beginning of his speech. \u201cIt is, of course, something completely harmless.\u201d\n\n\u201cSimply see an unintentional reference to the \u2018Eye of the Tiger\u2019 ... For those who catch the reference, it is a sign of determination,\u201d he joked, in an apparent reference to the name of the hit theme song by American rock band Survivor from the 1982 Rocky III movie starring Sylvester Stallone.\n\nA spokesperson at the Elysee told Euronews that the \"president is wearing glasses due to photosensitivity, until the minor issue mentioned last week resolves itself.\"\n\nOn X, while many have hailed it as a\"powerful rebuke\" against Trump, talking of a\"carton\" - French for an enormous success; and multiplying the emojis glasses-European flag-French flag. Others have opted for humour or satire, referring to glasses that are\"half Top Gun, half Joe Biden\", and wondering whether the President will keep them on until the end of his term.\n\nSome have even drawn parallels with the injury suffered by former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In early September 2023, he fell while jogging and shared a photo of himself wearing a black eye patch, joking that he was looking forward to the reactions of internet users and that\"it looked worse than it was\".\n\nIn his speech at Davos on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump mocked Macron's aviator shades, asking \"What the hell happened?\"\n\nMade in France\n\nWhile Joe Biden opted for Ray-Bans, Macron picked a model much closer to home that showcases French craftsmanship. Contacted by Euronews, Maison Henry Jullien, a historic luxury eyewear brand founded in 1921, confirmed the president has been wearing its Pacific S 01 Double Or Palladium, created in 2017.\n\nAvailable in three colours \u2013 grey, blue and brown \u2013 the model is currently priced at \u20ac659. Since this morning, after the news began to circulate in the media and on social networks, the manufacturer's website has been experiencing disruptions due to exceptional traffic.\n\nBased in Lons-le-Saunier, in the Jura region, the eyewear manufacturer passed under Italian ownership in 2023. However, ten employees still work in France, where the entire \"gold doubled\" collection is designed and produced, a rare technique that fuses gold and the base metal, for about a thousand pieces per year.\n\nStefano Fulchir, CEO of Henry Jullien, told Euronews the French presidency contacted the company in 2024. Before placing an order he held a \"one-hour interview\" to assure the Elysee that this production was indeed \"100% French\".\n\n\"It's finally the first time we've seen him wear them,\" said Fulchir, referring to Macron's appearance at Davos.\n\nAccording to the CNRTL (National Centre for Textual and Lexical Resources), a scientific and collaborative resource, one of the meanings of the term \"accessory\" relates to its theatrical use: \"Objects necessary for the performance or the stage\".\n\nIn Davos, while the circumstances demand seriousness and substance, Macron's glasses have become a political \"accessory\" in their own right.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>In politics, authority must be shown and manifested if it is to be believed, and the role of symbolism, or even staging, can not be a gimmick. Unless, perhaps, if you're Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In the age of social media, an image can stir emotions much faster than words and the sight of the French President sporting reflective aviator sunglasses while speaking to the World Economic Forum at the Davos literally went around the planet in seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever words came out of his mouth were secondary for many who wondered 'why on earth is he wearing dark glasses indoors?' Had he <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//shorts//o_klHaC_Jp4/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>fooling around and \"slapped<\/strong><\/a>\" again by Brigitte? Or had he perhaps taken a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//03//22//the-art-of-the-political-portrait-emmanuel-macron-boxing-photos-flaunt-his-strength/">blow in the boxing ring<\/strong><\/a>? As we've seen Macron does like to show off his physical strength.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//03//22//the-art-of-the-political-portrait-emmanuel-macron-boxing-photos-flaunt-his-strength/">The art of the political portrait: Emmanuel Macron boxing photos flaunt his strength <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It's unclear what caused the president's burst blood vessel, but talk of it certainly matched, if not overshadowed, his speech, incredibly at a time when the leader of the Free World is threatening to annex Greenland, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2026//01//20//trumps-wine-threats-hit-more-than-bottles-say-european-producers/">asphyxiate French winegrowers<\/strong><\/a>, and leaking personal text messages from his counterparts. <\/p>\n<p>According to French media, Macron may have a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage, which is the bursting of a blood vessel in the protective tissue covering the eye.<\/p>\n<p>This can occur when someone sneezes or coughs intensely, or if they poke or rub their eye. People with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//09//10//millions-of-people-with-diabetes-do-not-know-they-have-it-what-are-the-signs/">diabetes and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//05//17//europes-silent-killer-which-country-has-the-highest-blood-pressure-and-how-can-we-prevent-/">high blood pressure<\/strong><\/a> may be more at risk of experiencing it.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2026//01//20//watch-europe-must-use-its-tools-when-rules-of-the-game-are-not-respected-says-macron-in-da/">address that has gone viral, Macron denounced a_\"world without rules_\" and an_\"endless accumulation of new customs duties_\", saying he preferred_\"respect rather than bullies_\", and called on Europe not to give in to the law of the strongest; all without ever mentioning the name of Donald Trump, who will be at Davos on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But as his message filtered through the room, outside the world were focussed on why he was wearing the aviators indoors. For much of the French public, there was no mystery as he wore them after meeting French air forces last week a visit during which his eye condition could be clearly seen, if you excuse the pun. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6668887408394404\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//01//37//808x539_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg/" alt=\"'Eye eye': Last week French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the Istres military air force base in southern France, 15 Jan 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/384x256_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/640x427_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/750x500_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/828x552_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/1080x720_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/1200x800_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/1920x1280_cmsv2_b2282b33-8a29-5b60-ab01-cd7b9e88de60-9620137.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">'Eye eye': Last week French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the Istres military air force base in southern France, 15 Jan 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Philippe Magoni\/Copyright 2026 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>'Eye of the tiger'<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPlease pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye,\u201d Macron said at the beginning of his speech. \u201cIt is, of course, something completely harmless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply see an unintentional reference to the \u2018Eye of the Tiger\u2019 ... For those who catch the reference, it is a sign of determination,\u201d he joked, in an apparent reference to the name of the hit theme song by American rock band Survivor from the 1982 Rocky III movie starring <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//11//15//sylvester-stallone-donald-trump-is-the-second-george-washington/">Sylvester Stallone<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson at the Elysee told Euronews that the \"president is wearing glasses due to photosensitivity, until the minor issue mentioned last week resolves itself.\"<\/p>\n<p>On X, while many have hailed it as a_\"powerful rebuke_\" against Trump, talking of a_\"carton_\" - French for an enormous success; and multiplying the emojis glasses-European flag-French flag. Others have opted for humour or satire, referring to glasses that are_\"half Top Gun, half Joe Biden_\", and wondering whether the President will keep them on until the end of his term.<\/p>\n<p>Some have even drawn parallels with the injury suffered by former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In early September 2023, he fell while jogging and shared a photo of himself wearing a black eye patch, joking that he was looking forward to the reactions of internet users and that_\"it looked worse than it was_\".<\/p>\n<p>In his speech at Davos on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump mocked Macron's aviator shades, asking \"What the hell happened?\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"2013639304464019919\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Made in France<\/h2>\n<p>While Joe Biden opted for Ray-Bans, Macron picked a model much closer to home that showcases French craftsmanship. Contacted by Euronews, Maison Henry Jullien, a historic luxury eyewear brand founded in 1921, confirmed the president has been wearing its Pacific S 01 Double Or Palladium, created in 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//01//37//808x539_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg/" alt=\"A French cover-up: President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 20 Jan 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/384x256_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/640x427_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/750x500_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/828x552_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/1080x720_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/1200x800_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/1920x1280_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A French cover-up: President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 20 Jan 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Available in three colours \u2013 grey, blue and brown \u2013 the model is currently priced at \u20ac659. Since this morning, after the news began to circulate in the media and on social networks, the manufacturer's website has been experiencing disruptions due to exceptional traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Lons-le-Saunier, in the Jura region, the eyewear manufacturer passed under Italian ownership in 2023. However, ten employees still work in France, where the entire \"gold doubled\" collection is designed and produced, a rare technique that fuses gold and the base metal, for about a thousand pieces per year.<\/p>\n<p>Stefano Fulchir, CEO of Henry Jullien, told Euronews the French presidency contacted the company in 2024. Before placing an order he held a \"one-hour interview\" to assure the Elysee that this production was indeed \"100% French\".<\/p>\n<p>\"It's finally the first time we've seen him wear them,\" said Fulchir, referring to Macron's appearance at Davos.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CNRTL (National Centre for Textual and Lexical Resources), a scientific and collaborative resource, one of the meanings of the term \"accessory\" relates to its theatrical use: \"<em>Objects necessary for the performance or the stage<\/em>\".<\/p>\n<p>In Davos, while the circumstances demand seriousness and substance, Macron's glasses have become a political \"accessory\" in their own right.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1768949241,"updatedAt":1769009793,"publishedAt":1768992375,"firstPublishedAt":1768992375,"lastPublishedAt":1769009792,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber ","altText":"French President Emmanuel Macron raised a few eyebrows by choosing to wear reflective Aviators during the annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland, 20 Jan 2026 ","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"French President Emmanuel Macron raised a few eyebrows by choosing to wear reflective Aviators during the annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland, 20 Jan 2026 ","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0791e3ee-5c4f-59ca-95db-edbc99556b46-9620137.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1125},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber","altText":"A French cover-up: President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 20 Jan 2026","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"A French cover-up: President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 20 Jan 2026","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/01\/37\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_70f001d3-3ab8-57a4-bbcf-102f16b7ba4f-9620137.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1333},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Philippe Magoni\/Copyright 2026 The AP. 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On Wednesday January 21, Euronews hosted a high-level debate, <em>Partnering with Japan: Strategic Investment for Enhanced Resilience<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Senior figures from business and policy in Japan and Europe exchanged views on three broad themes: Japan\u2019s strengthening of national resilience through strategic investment; how public-private partnerships can facilitate risk management and innovation; and, finally, Japan\u2019s role in a geopolitical context. Together, these discussions looked at how investment decisions made today can shape economic security in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full session below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//H8k9NpB7d6U/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>A sound economy and a different approach<\/h3>\n<p>Yoshito Hori, founder and president of GLOBIS University and founding partner of GLOBIS Capital Partners, opened by providing some context around Japan\u2019s economy. He noted that the Nikkei index has \u201cdoubled in three years and tripled in five years,\u201d adding that \u201ccompanies have been making record profits for five consecutive years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Labour market conditions also signal a shift after decades of stagnation. \u201cUnemployment right now is about 2.6 per cent\u2026 and wages are up by 5 per cent,\u201d he said, adding that Japan is finally emerging from a prolonged period of deflation. \u201cWe have been suffering\u2026 deflation for about 30 years, but now\u2026 the BOJ is raising interest rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taken together, he said, these indicators show that \u201cthe Japanese economy is sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hori argued that Japan\u2019s industrial strategy differs from those pursued by other advanced economies. Rather than relying on a top-down model, he described Japan\u2019s approach as \u201cbottom-up\u2026 more of a consensus and ecosystem approach\u201d. This involves building a consortium of industry leaders to share research and strengthen entire sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//-p19-ZuiDpc/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Economic security as a source of growth<\/h3>\n<p>Kumiko Pivette, geopolitical risk advisory lead at PwC Japan, said a \u201cnotable\u201d feature of the current agenda is that economic security is being framed as \u201cgrowth opportunities\u201d rather than purely defensive measures.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that the strategy distinguishes between traditional \u201cgrowth investment\u201d and what she described as \u201ccrisis management investment\u201d. According to Pivette, this second category is about preparing for risks that extend beyond national borders. Japan, she said, aims to take a leading role in addressing \u201ceconomic security challenges, food security, energy security\u2026 health and agriculture securities,\u201d turning preparedness into \u201ca growth engine\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//3_YbVDdkF5I/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Europe\u2019s view on resilience<\/h3>\n<p>From a European policy perspective, Jan-Hein Chrisstoffels, senior research fellow at the Clingendael Institute, argued that Japan\u2019s outlook appears stronger still when set against the current geopolitical landscape. He pointed to the growing use of trade and economic measures as tools of coercion, noting that \u201cour economic interdependencies now have proven to be vulnerabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chrisstoffels outlined three \u201cavenues out of there\u201d: continued support for the free-trade system; stronger protection against coercion and overcapacity; and \u201cseeking security through strategic investment.\u201d He added that Japan and Europe are well placed to work together, saying they are \u201cideally positioned\u2026 to take this leadership role when the US steps back.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//fUzw0IYA8L8/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Zsolt Darvas, senior fellow at Bruegel, reinforced the message that resilience has already been tested. Despite global shocks, he said, \u201coverall exports are still doing very well,\u201d suggesting that \u201cthese two economies are rather resilient\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//KPb8vbnyx_Q/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>From prediction to cooperation<\/h3>\n<p>Pivette also described how Japanese companies are adapting to geopolitical risk. 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