The EU Confidential crew takes you inside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, where the world’s rich and powerful gather.
POLITICO’s Suzanne Lynch, Ryan Heath, Erin Banko and Alex Ward cover Wednesday’s big speeches from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The team discusses the latest on international efforts to send tanks to Ukraine, and we hear from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on the issue. Looking forward to rebuilding Ukraine, Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, shares her perspective on what we can expect.
We also continue our reporting on the transatlantic tensions being sidelined from the WEF’s main forum – in particular, the green tech subsidy dispute between the EU and the US as Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar weighs in on the issue. If you haven’t already done so, Hear Check out our bonus episode at the start of the week, which goes into great detail on this topic.
And Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, shared her views on whether countries with a human rights track record should be given a platform at the event.