US President Donald Trump, lashed out at the European Union during his first major speech to a global audience, since starting his second term in the White House.In a nearly hour-long address to business and political leaders,

The European Union and the U.S. should look at lowering tariffs on each other as part of a solution to U.S. threats of higher tariffs, the EU's trade envoy said. The comments from Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade and economic security commissioner,

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

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

Speaking in Davos, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy questioned whether Trump was committed to NATO and European security.

The UK-Switzerland Recognition of Professional Qualifications Agreement will mean Britons' qualifications in more than 200 professions are recognised in Switzerland, according to the Department for Bu

The Swiss government has approved EU rules on sharing passenger information to prevent air passengers from illegally entering the Schengen area.

The European Commission wants to dissuade innovative start-up firms from moving to the U.S. to grow by creating rules that would allow them to easily operate across the 27-nation European Union, the head of the Commission said on Tuesday.

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

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared on Tuesday (Jan 21) that Europe was ready to negotiate with the United States and seek to improve ties with China as Beijing warned against damaging trade wars in the face of Donald Trump's protectionism.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media.