The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated this Tuesday that the "top priority" of the European Union is to quickly establish relations with the new administration of the United States to seek common interests and negotiate,

The security of Switzerland’s future electricity supply is at risk unless a deal with the European Union can be concluded, warns a Swiss energy company boss.

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter told the media that Switzerland is under pressure amid rising EU and US tensions.

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

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

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

“FIFA’s sports arbitration clauses are mandatory,” the European court said in summarizing the opinion by Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta. “ (CAS) awards rendered under that system cannot therefore be limited to public policy issues and must be open to full judicial review.”

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.

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.

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.

ZURICH: Switzerland’s testing and inspection group SGS says it has ended talks over a potential US$30bil merger with French rival Bureau Veritas.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's testing and inspection group SGS said on Monday it had ended talks over a potential $30 billion merger with French rival Bureau Veritas. "SGS and Bureau Veritas have been exploring a potential combination. The discussions have not resulted in an agreement and have ended," SGS said in a brief statement.