Micheál Martin accuses opposition of ‘subversion of Irish constitution’ amid chaos over his appointment as PM – Europe live

Would-be taoiseach accusses opposition of ‘subversion of Irish constitution’

Would-be taoiseach Micheál Martin just spoke to reporters after chaotic scenes in Irish parliament today:

What we witnessed today was a subversion of the Irish constitution. The most fundamental obligation of the Dail is to elect a taoiseach and to elect a government. That opportunity was denied today by a pre-meditated, coordinated and choreographed position by the opposition, and particularly by Sinn Féin party.

There [were] numerous attempts to facilitate agreement, at various times people thought agreements had been arrived at, and it became very clear to us that there was no intention ever to reach agreement on the nomination of a taoiseach or a government today.

… and on that note, it’s a wrap from me, Jakub Krupa.

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Three things to take away from today’s blog:

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Irish parliament has failed to confirm Micheál Martin as the new taoiseach after chaotic protests over attempts by independent TDs propping up the government to remain on opposition benches and eat into opposition speaking time (17:51 and 17:03). Would-be taoiseach reacted angrily, telling a press conference that the crisis amounted to “a subversion of the Irish constitution” (18:35).

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US president Donald Trump has warned Russia he would have “no choice but to put high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States” if Vladimir Putin does not move towards a negotiated peace deal in Ukraine (17:23).

\n Earlier during the day, European leaders rejected Trump’s criticism of some EU allies over defence spending (12;42), but also urged the bloc to move from producing documents to tanks (16:54).

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Polish prime minister Donald Tusk warned Europeans that “the time of comfort is over” in a wide-ranging speech urging the EU to stop looking up to the US for protection and focus on establishing itself as a global superpower. “Do not ask what America can do for Europe and its security; ask what ourselves we can do for our security,” he said. “If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed”, he added.

\n He also spoke about the need to review some of the bloc’s climate policies in a bid to make it easier for European companies to compete with US and Chinese companies (11:28, 11:51, 12:01, 12:33)

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If you have any tips, comments or suggestions, email me at jakub.krupa@theguardian.com.

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I am also on Bluesky at @jakubkrupa.bsky.social and on X at @jakubkrupa.

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See you again tomorrow!

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Would-be taoiseach Micheál Martin just spoke to reporters after chaotic scenes in Irish parliament today:

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What we witnessed today was a subversion of the Irish constitution. The most fundamental obligation of the Dail is to elect a taoiseach and to elect a government. That opportunity was denied today by a pre-meditated, coordinated and choreographed position by the opposition, and particularly by Sinn Féin party.

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There [were] numerous attempts to facilitate agreement, at various times people thought agreements had been arrived at, and it became very clear to us that there was no intention ever to reach agreement on the nomination of a taoiseach or a government today.

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Attempts to elect a new taoiseach in Ireland lay in tatters on Wednesday after a rebellion by opposition parties resulting in the suspension of the Dáil until Thursday morning, Lisa O’Carroll writes in from Dublin.

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Micheál Martin had been due to be officially appointed by the president of Ireland at 2pm with a cabinet unveiled around 5.30pm.

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Unable to control the house, speaker Verona Murphy stood up, adjourned the Dail until tomorrow morning and walked out.

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The extraordinary scenes meant a cancellation of the set piece pageant involving Martin being elected for taoiseach and then travelling to the the official residence of the Irish president where Michael D Higgins would sign the warrant of appointment of the taoiseach.

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The day was derailed as soon as the new Dail tried to take office just after 11am.

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Sinn Féin, Labour and other opposition parties protested in angry scenes over attempts by opposition TDs propping up the government remaining on opposition benches.

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Murphy suspended the Dail twice and a further 30m adjournment just before midday turned into a four hour hiatus.

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She tried to reboot proceedings just after 4pm instructing the house to get on with the business of electing the taoiseach Micheál Martin.

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But her instructions were drowned out by a cacophony of protests from opposition benches shouting “disgrace”, “outrageous” and “no agreement”.

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After further political talks behind-the-scenes and more protests, the Dail has been suspended again. The plan is to resume the sitting tomorrow.

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This means the new taoiseach Micheál Martin will not be confirmed today.

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US president Donald Trump has warned Russia he would have “no choice but to put high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States” if Vladimir Putin does not move towards a negotiated peace deal in Ukraine.

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In a post on social media, Trump said:

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I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin – and this despite the Radical Left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War …

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All of that being said, I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

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If we don’t make a “deal,” and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.

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Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better. It’s time to “MAKE A DEAL.” NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!

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The EU’s new high representative for foreign affairs, Kaja Kallas, urged Europe to invest in its defence industry and move past abstract discussions on its strategic plans to actual delivery of arms.

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Speaking at the European Defence Agency’s annual conference in Brussels earlier today, she said:

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We need to make sure that we can ramp up our defence industry and get the products we need on time.

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For decades, Europe has produced strategic documents, roadmaps and declarations. It’s time we move beyond: to missiles, tanks, and ships.

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Speaking about the bloc’s policy on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she said bluntly:

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Every day Russia continues it war, the price must go up.

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Meanwhile in Dublin… Micheál Martin’s big day which was supposed to be a procedural ceremony confirming him formally as Ireland’s new taoiseach is current remains in tatters, Lisa O’Carroll writes.

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The Dail has still not returned after a shouting match erupted this morning in the chamber over the speaking rights independents who are supporting the government will have.

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Speaking on RTE, Labour MP Alan Kelly, said he was “embarrassed” by the situation, which he compared to the United Kingdom parliament in recent years.

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“We looked over at the House of Parliament a couple of years ago during Brexit and said, what a laugh, what a shambles. Well, are we now going to be the only parliament in the world where members of the government are actually in opposition?”

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Continuing his speech on social media, Sánchez called for an end of anonymity on social media and urged EU leaders to pass new rules that would force platforms to verify people’s identities before allowing them to post.

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He said he would propose this measure at the new meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

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The politician argued that while he understood why some people opted to simply to leave social media – and he briefly considered doing the same – he thought that they played too important a role to just give up on them.

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In our countries, no one can walk the streets with a mask on their face, or drive a car without a licence plate. No one can send packages without showing their ID, or buy a hunting weapon without giving their name. And yet, we are allowing to roam freely on social networks without linking their profiles to their real identity.

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In democracies, people have the right to privacy, not to anonymity or impunity. … We must force all these platforms to link every user account to a European digital identity wallet. This way citizens could use nicknames, but in case [they commit] a crime, public authorities would be able to connect these nicknames to real people and hold them responsible.

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I feel privacy campaigners would have a lot to say about this idea.

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Speaking in Davos in the last few minutes, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez blamed social media platforms for causing harm to democratic societies and undermining social cohesion.

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Here is what he said:

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Back in the early 2000s, social media started to thrive … Their founders told us they would unite people and strengthen our democracies with new ideas, more pluralism, and extended accountability of the powerful. Based on that promise, we all joined. …

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But with all these gains, also came huge downsides, hidden in the bowels of the algorithms as invaders concealed in the belly of a Trojan horse. We did not realise it then, but we do now.

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Now we know that the seamless and free connectivity offered by social media also came with cyberbullying, hate speech, sex offences, privacy violations, and a terrible rise of anxiety, violence and loneliness.

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Now we know that far from bringing humanity together and empowering the people, these platforms have resulted in a concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a just a few – all at the cost of our social cohesion, our mental health, and democracies.

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Let’s open our eyes. Major social media are harming the liberal order and the democratic system.

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He said that constant pursuit of clicks is “making us replace rigour for immediacy, and complexity with brevity.”

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It is preventing us from explaining things properly, from recognising that choices often involve trade-offs, and in engaging in substantial conversations with those thinking differently.

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz asserted during the press conference that “Europe will not cower and hide, but instead be a constructive and assertive partner.”

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He said that European leaders will wait for more on Donald Trump’s various policy proposals and “will, of course, analyse in detail together with our European partners”

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“Europe must be strong and resilient in world that is, to put it mildly, in motion,” said Scholz.

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The leaders of France and Germany agree that both countries must act for a “strong” Europe, president Emmanuel Macron said after meeting Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris, AFP reports.

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At a joint news briefing with Macron at the Élysée palace two days after US president Donald Trump took office, Scholz said that the new US leader “will be, and so much is already clear, a challenge”.

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They will return in 45 minutes.

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The government chief whip Hildegard Naughton said it was the TDs “duty” to elect the taoiseach today.

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While Ireland waits for formal nomination of the new taoiseach Micheál Martin and the new cabinet, certain posts are pretty much in the bag.

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The Fianna Fáil leader Martin, 64, will remain taoiseach for three years with outgoing prime minister, Fine Gael leader Simon Harris taking over in November 2027.

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Harris will become deputy prime minister from today with a beefed up foreign affairs ministerial role to include international trade and the critical relationship with the US.

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Martin will name his 15 strong cabinet this afternoon but with just four ministerial roles expected to go to women.

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November’s election resulted in the lowest proportion of female parliamentarians in western Europe with a 75:25 gender men to women balance.

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The new Dáil

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Now, as promised earlier, let’s take a quick look at what is happening in Dublin where Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland’s taoiseach for a second time with a new coalition government to take office later today.

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The first day of the new government, normally a ceremonial affair, was marred by angry scenes with the Dáil speaker, Verona Murphy, forced to suspend proceedings twice, Lisa O’Carroll reports.

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Opposition parties including Sinn Fein, Labour and independents in the People Before Profit alliance are furious that independent TDs who have entered a formal agreement to prop up the coalition government are looking to sit on opposition benches eating up critical speaking time.

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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said it was “completely unacceptable” while Labour TD Alan Kelly branded the situation “a farce”.

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Martin was expected to travel to Dublin to Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president, where Michael D Higgins will sign the warrant of appointment and hand him the Seal of the Taoiseach at around 2pm.

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But this is now likely to be delayed by up to an hour after proceedings had to be suspended after the angry row over speaking rights, with the new cabinet not expected to be named until late afternoon.

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Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk has said the EU needs to “have the courage” to change environmental rules that he blamed for high energy prices, our Brussels correspondent Jennifer Rankin writes in our first take on his speech.

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In a wide-ranging speech to the European parliament on Europe’s role in the world (see 11.28 CET) and defence (see 11.51am), Tusk also devoted substantial attention to the EU’s competitiveness, urging deregulation and “simplification” of EU rules.

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It was a further sign that tensions over climate and nature protection laws are set to be a defining argument of the next five years for the EU.

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Between 2019 and 2024 the EU adopted some of the most ambitious environmental legislation in the world. With many key policies yet to be fully implemented, there is a growing chorus to rethink elements of the EU green deal or other laws.

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Tusk said no one in the room would question the need for action on climate change – a heroic assumption, given the high numbers of climate sceptic lawmakers in attendance – then added his own caveat.

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But, here is a “but”. Europe cannot lose the global competition, it cannot become a continent of naive people and ideas. If we go bankrupt, no one will care about the natural environment in the world anymore.

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He went on to blame EU regulations for high energy prices and called for “a deep, critical and courageous reflection” on moving ahead with the updated and stricter version of the EU’s emissions trading system.

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The ETS, launched in 2005 and tightened up in 2023, requires polluters, such as energy firms and heavy industry, to pay for carbon emissions.

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Tusk said he warned against introducing the revised law at the current pace: “High energy prices may sweep away many a democratic government in the European Union.”

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At the weekend, the centre-right European People’s Party (Tusk’s political family) called for a two-year pause on the EU’s corporate sustainability reporting directive, the corporate sustainability due diligence directive and the carbon border adjustment mechanism, essentially a tax on imports made in polluting factories outside Europe.

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Meanwhile Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a rethink of plans to fine carmakers who fail to produce cars in line with EU emission-reduction targets, following lobbying from European companies that are struggling to sell their vehicles amid fierce Chinese competition.

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Politicians from the liberal, socialist and green groups responded to Tusk by putting greater emphasis on the need to support the EU’s green legislation.

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Picking up the Polish presidency’s security theme, Terry Reintke, the co-leader of the Greens in the European parliament, said:

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Security also goes hand in hand with environmental security, because what security is there if floods are endangering our people and are destroying our homes, droughts are killing our crops and when masses of water and wildfires ruin entire infrastructures or [the] economies of whole regions.

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But Tusk also faces pressure from the far-right and nationalist politicians, who are the third and fourth strongest forces in the European parliament.

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“Were you not president of the European council when this green madness was introduced,” said Anna Bryłka, an MEP for the far-right Polish Confederation party, in a speech laced with hyperbole and personal attacks directed at Tusk. Such interventions are seen as pressuring the EPP to move in a less climate-friendly direction.

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As we wait for French president Emmanuel Macron to welcome German chancellor Olaf Scholz to Paris later today, it’s probably worth catching up with some news lines from Scholz’s likely successor after next month’s elections.

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Here’s a brief note from our Berlin correspondent, Deborah Cole.

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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, the frontrunner in Germany’s election campaign, conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, had called for a pragmatic European approach to Trump.

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Describing the US president as an “interesting partner”, Merz said: “I think he’ll be ready to do business, also with the Europeans.”

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“He’s a dealmaker, so let’s think about what we can offer,” said Merz, head of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, which has a double-digit lead in the German polls.

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Merz said if he became German chancellor after the 23 February election, he would seek to meet Trump “as quickly as possible”. But he stressed it was crucial the Europeans speak with one voice: “As soon as we have a common European position we’ll be seen as a strong partner.”

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Asked about Italy’s far-right prime minister Georgia Meloni, who attended Monday’s inauguration and has been mentioned as a potential “Trump whisperer” for the EU during his second term, Merz said the bloc should no longer hold her at arm’s length.

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“I don’t understand the reservations about her,” he said, noting her staunch support for Ukraine. “I think she’s very pro-European.”

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Meanwhile, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez pushed back on Trump’s criticism of European defence spending earlier (see 10:19).

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Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is due to speak later today, he insisted that “you have to look more broadly to see if a country is committed or not with the security of NATO’s allies.”

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Spain has increased defence spending by 70% in the last decade while its investment of 30% on new equipment was above the 20% required by NATO, he added.

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But Reuters noted that Spain’s defence contribution may very well be 10th largest in absolute terms among the 31 Nato allies, but amounts to an estimated 1.28% of its GDP, the lowest in relative terms.

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Reminder: Trump specifically picked up on Spain in his comments on defence spending earlier this week, which I brought you yesterday.

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Let me bring you just a few more lines from Tusk’s speech this morning as he urged Europe to revisit some of its green energy policies and think about a deregulatory push to help European companies compete with US and Chinese rivals.

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Let us be courageous and stay away from routines. … [We] should not just read the Draghi report and other words of warning, but actually roll our sleeves and start working. We need to change the status quo … propose to Europe a big campaign of deregulation.

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It’s unacceptable that our European energy is the most expensive [in the world]. If it cannot be the cheapest one, at least it should be more or less on the same level as in other countries. … We all want to compete against the US or China, but our energy prices are three times as high. …

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We are well aware of the potentially disastrous consequences that would follow if we do not act [on climate], but we cannot afford not to be competitive. If we do go bankrupt as Europe, who will protect the environment instead of us?

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So, let us put our thinking caps on and conduct a thorough review of all legal acts, including those under the Green Deal. We should identify problems, and have the courage to change those rules that might result in excessively high, prohibitively high energy prices.

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He said that politicians ignoring calls to review these policies do it at their peril, as “too high energy prices may bring down many democratic governments.”

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But he closes on a positive note again as he says:

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It’s all up to us. The future is in our hands, not in the hands of the Chinese or the American people.

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And that’s it.

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In a passage directly responding to Donald Trump’s comments on what he sees as Europe’s inadequate financial contribution to shared security (see 10:19), Poland’s Tusk paraphrases the memorable quote from John F Kennedy’s inaugural address in 1961 as he says:

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Do not ask what America can do for Europe and its security; ask what ourselves we can do for our security.

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Both the tone and the message appear to be very similar to that of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warned in Davos that Europe needed to step up its game and stop relying on the US (below and in yesterday’s blog).

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Tusk also seems to be a glass half full person as he tries to put a positive spin on Trump’s words:

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The new president of the US says that Europe needs to share our take of responsibility for our security. Only an ally can wish another ally to get stronger. It is not what an opponent of Europe would say.

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Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has been speaking in the European Parliament, delivering a wide-ranging speech on the future of the EU, with some strong quotes about what he sees as both opportunites and challenges for the bloc.

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Poland has taken over the EU’s rotating presidency on 1 January, and Tusk, former president of the European Council, wants to use his experience to help the bloc in these uncertain times.

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We are dealing with an active conflict on our borders. We have to deal with technological progress, which is sometimes uncontrolled. All of this leads to this feeling of loss of certainty on the part of a large number of our citizens.

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But objectively speaking, Europe should not be fearful about its future. … The most important words here today should be addressed directly to Europeans: keep your heads high.

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It is true that what is happening around us … is a whole new set of challenges for Europe. But Europe was created exactly to face such challenges.

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His speech has at times a Love Actually-esque vibe about it as Tusk insists that Europe has no reason to feel inferior to or afraid of changes in the US administration.

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He goes on to talk about how Europe should take pride in its achievements and being “the birthplace of the greatest discoverers, inventors, strategists,” name-checking Alexander the Great, the Vikings, and Columbus (and somewhat on-the-nose reminding everyone that we discovered America).

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But as he turns to solutions, he picks up more serious language again:

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Now the party is over. The time of comfort is over.

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Much was said over the last 48 hours about Elon Musk’s apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany.

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Do you wonder what the Germans make of it? The Guardian’s Kate Connolly looked into this and it’s complicated. Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-right.

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Here is her report.

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For a quick update with the latest on Ukraine war, check our explainer below.

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Speaking overnight, Donald Trump addressed this topic too, saying it “sounds likely” that the US would impose sanctions on Russia if they refuse to take part in negotiations on the war in Ukraine.

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But then he also raised his longstanding grievance about European allies not contributing enough financially.

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We are talking to Zelenskyy, we are going to be talking to President Putin very soon, and we will see how it all happens. …

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One thing I do feel is that the European Union should be paying a lot more than they are paying.

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Under Biden, we were in there for 200bn dollars more. Now, it affect them more than it affects us. We have an ocean in between. A little thing in between called an ocean. The European Union should equalise. We are in there for 200bn dollars more than the European Union.

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What are we, stupid? I guess the answer is yes. They must think so.

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These new EU concerns come on the back of Trump’s comments overnight that he would hit the European Union with tariffs citing the need to address trade imbalances and explaining the move in his unique style:

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They treat us very, very badly. So they’re going to be in for tariffs. It’s the only way you’re going to get back. It’s the only way you’re going to get fairness.

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A day earlier, he accused the bloc of not importing enough American products, saying he would “straighten that out” by imposing duties or by urging for more oil and gas purchases.

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Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, pictured speaking at a press conference last year.”,”caption”:”European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, pictured speaking at a press conference last year.”,”credit”:”Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA”}},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has been speaking in the European Parliament in the last few minutes, with some new comments warning about “the change coming in global politics.”

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We’re only three weeks into 2025, and but a glimpse is already there of a change that is coming to global politics. We have entered a new era of harsh geostrategic competition. …

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The rules of engagement are changing. Some in Europe may not like this new reality, but we must deal with it. Our values do not change, but to defend them, some things must change. And first, we have to work to do at home.

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I wonder who could she possibly be thinking about?

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Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz hold a press conference in Paris (around lunchtime)

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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg now, and will be followed by Polish prime minister Donald Tusk (10:30 CET)

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Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos (15:45 CET)

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Micheál Martin is expected to become Ireland’s new prime minister

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Much more to come, I am sure.

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Guten tag, bonjour, and good morning. It’s Wednesday, 22 January 2025.

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German chancellor Olaf Scholz is travelling to Paris this morning to meet French president Emmanuel Macron in what would once be seen as the absolute power meeting at the top of European politics.

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This time, it is different – to the point that the German weekly Der Spiegel called it a meeting of two lame ducks.

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As Scholz struggles to get his message across and trails in the polls ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections and Macron struggles to deal with a near-permanent political crisis domestically, the celebrations of the 62nd anniversary of the Élysée Treaty are likely to be somewhat muted.

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Still there is plenty to talk about: how to best deal with the small matter of Donald Trump, the war in Ukraine, and all sorts of questions about Europe’s position and competitiveness in a dynamically changing world.

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What makes things worse, though, is that the two do not seem to particularly get along personally. And they are not alone in this.

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A representative poll of 1203 French adults, published last week, shows that for the first time, a narrow majority of the French—51%—actually do not like Germany that much, even if they think Franco-German relations are generally good.

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Two-thirds say they do not know Germany particularly well. When asked about their leading associations with the country, they point to the importance of work, the country’s economic power, and, erm, budgetary discipline, all mentioned by over 80% of respondents. Not particularly inspiring.

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In a particularly stinging (and, frankly, quite hilarious given the German Embassy in France commissioned the poll) response, the French said that it is all good and well that Germans have a great education system, a strong economy, and inspiring culture, noting the importance of the Franco-German Arte TV channel, but it is… the German language that they see as a particular liability (67%).

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Politically, you can see how much has changed over the last few years: in 2020, 53% cited France and Germany as the joint leading force for European integration. Four years later, it was a mere 18%. Ouch.

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But some took the results in good stride. In its morning newsletter, the German business daily Handelsblatt spotted that 40% of the French also associated Germans with arrogance.

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“Coming from them, it’s surely a compliment?” it quipped.

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Welcome to our live coverage of European politics. It’s Jakub Krupa here.

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Key events

8m ago

Closing summary
2h ago

Would-be taoiseach accusses opposition of ‘subversion of Irish constitution’
2h ago

Irish taoiseach appointment process derailed by protests in parliament
2h ago

No new Irish government today
3h ago

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if there is no peace deal for Ukraine
3h ago

EU needs to move from producing documents to tanks, bloc’s foreign affairs chief Kallas says
3h ago

Chaotic scenes in Irish Dail compared to UK parliament during Brexit
3h ago

End anonymity on social media, Spanish prime minister says
4h ago

Social media harm democratic societies, Spain’s Sánchez says
5h ago

Europe will “not cower and hide” from Trump, German chancellor Scholz says
5h ago

Strong Europe needed to face new challenge under Trump, Macron and Scholz say
6h ago

Irish Dáil suspended again
6h ago

New Irish government – context
7h ago

Micheál Martin set to become Ireland’s taoiseach
7h ago

Tusk’s comments show EU tensions over climate, nature protection laws – analysis
7h ago

German opposition leader Merz calls for pragmatic approach to Trump
7h ago

Spanish PM pushes back on Trump’s defence comments
8h ago

Tusk calls for review of EU’s Green Deal policies, deregulation to help EU compete with rivals
8h ago

‘Don’t ask what America can do for Europe’s security, but ask what we can do,’ Poland’s Tusk tells EU lawmakers
9h ago

‘Keep your heads high’ Poland’s Tusk urges Europeans, but warns ‘the time of comfort is over’
10h ago

Catch-up: German reactions to Musk’s gesture
10h ago

Catch-up: Latest on Ukraine; Trump’s comments overnight
10h ago

Catch-up: Trump threatens EU with tariffs
10h ago

‘Change coming in global politics,’ EU’s von der Leyen warns
11h ago

The day ahead
11h ago

Morning opening: Scholz travels to Paris for Macron meeting

Closing summary

Jakub Krupa

… and on that note, it’s a wrap from me, Jakub Krupa.

Three things to take away from today’s blog:

Irish parliament has failed to confirm Micheál Martin as the new taoiseach after chaotic protests over attempts by independent TDs propping up the government to remain on opposition benches and eat into opposition speaking time (17:51 and 17:03). Would-be taoiseach reacted angrily, telling a press conference that the crisis amounted to “a subversion of the Irish constitution” (18:35).
US president Donald Trump has warned Russia he would have “no choice but to put high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States” if Vladimir Putin does not move towards a negotiated peace deal in Ukraine (17:23).

Earlier during the day, European leaders rejected Trump’s criticism of some EU allies over defence spending (12;42), but also urged the bloc to move from producing documents to tanks (16:54).
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk warned Europeans that “the time of comfort is over” in a wide-ranging speech urging the EU to stop looking up to the US for protection and focus on establishing itself as a global superpower. “Do not ask what America can do for Europe and its security; ask what ourselves we can do for our security,” he said. “If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed”, he added.

He also spoke about the need to review some of the bloc’s climate policies in a bid to make it easier for European companies to compete with US and Chinese companies (11:28, 11:51, 12:01, 12:33)

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See you again tomorrow!

Lisa O’Carroll

“This is the first time in 100 years the Dail has failed to elect a government to fulfill its constitutional obligation,” Martin said in a strongly worded statement outside government buildings.

Standing beside him, the outgoing taoiseach Simon Harris said it was an “utter disgrace” the house did not deliver on its duty to vote in the new government, especially with “so many pressing issues” facing the country.

But they faced an immediate backlash. Labour TD Alan Kelly said the words should “haunt” Martin for the rest of his career.

All opposition parties were trying to do was fight for the “principles of democracy” and ensure the “farce” of independent TDs who support the government were not on opposition benches, he said.

Would-be taoiseach accusses opposition of ‘subversion of Irish constitution’

Would-be taoiseach Micheál Martin just spoke to reporters after chaotic scenes in Irish parliament today:

What we witnessed today was a subversion of the Irish constitution. The most fundamental obligation of the Dail is to elect a taoiseach and to elect a government. That opportunity was denied today by a pre-meditated, coordinated and choreographed position by the opposition, and particularly by Sinn Féin party.

There [were] numerous attempts to facilitate agreement, at various times people thought agreements had been arrived at, and it became very clear to us that there was no intention ever to reach agreement on the nomination of a taoiseach or a government today.

Just a reminder, via PA Media, on what led to these chaotic scenes in Ireland:

Five of the nine independents who entered into negotiations are due to be given junior ministries, with the remainder expressing support for the Programme for Government but not taking up an official post.

The four remaining independents are seeking to join a technical group, which is a mechanism designed to allow opposition TDs to sit in groupings of at least five members to gain an allocation of speaking time.

This has been widely rejected by opposition parties – including Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats – who argue that the independents who supported the incoming Government should not be allowed to join technical groups.

Irish taoiseach appointment process derailed by protests in parliament

Lisa O’Carroll

Micheál Martin had been due to be officially appointed by the president of Ireland at 2pm with a cabinet unveiled around 5.30pm.

Unable to control the house, speaker Verona Murphy stood up, adjourned the Dail until tomorrow morning and walked out.

The day was derailed as soon as the new Dail tried to take office just after 11am.

Sinn Féin, Labour and other opposition parties protested in angry scenes over attempts by opposition TDs propping up the government remaining on opposition benches.

Murphy suspended the Dail twice and a further 30m adjournment just before midday turned into a four hour hiatus.

She tried to reboot proceedings just after 4pm instructing the house to get on with the business of electing the taoiseach Micheál Martin.

But her instructions were drowned out by a cacophony of protests from opposition benches shouting “disgrace”, “outrageous” and “no agreement”.

No new Irish government today

After further political talks behind-the-scenes and more protests, the Dail has been suspended again. The plan is to resume the sitting tomorrow.

This means the new taoiseach Micheál Martin will not be confirmed today.

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if there is no peace deal for Ukraine

In a post on social media, Trump said:

I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin – and this despite the Radical Left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War …

All of that being said, I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

If we don’t make a “deal,” and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.

Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better. It’s time to “MAKE A DEAL.” NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!

US president Donald Trump speaking in the White House earlier this week. Photograph: ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

We earlier covered today’s sitting of the European Parliament and comments indicating growing political tensions when it comes to climate and nature protection laws (see 12:33 and 13:14).

Our Guardian colleagues discovered that for over the past two years, climate science deniers from a US-based think-tank have been working with MEPs and have spoken in the European parliament to campaign against bills, including the nature restoration law.

They have sought to cast doubt on established climate science, and connected climate-sceptic MEPs from Poland, Hungary and Austria to help coordinate campaigns against proposed environmental laws.

Read the full story here:

As reported earlier, the formal nomination of Micheál Martin as Ireland’s new prime minister was hit by chaotic scenes in the Dáil that led to the parliamentary session being suspended several times.

The latest update is that they are expected resume the proceedings any moment now. Let’s see.

Here is Lisa O’Carroll’s write-up of events so far:

Lisa points out that the parliamentary row has marred Ireland’s attempt to get to grips with a threat to Ireland’s economic model, which relies heavily on the presence of US multinationals including Apple, Microsoft and Pfizer, posed by Donald Trump’s vow to repatriate what he says are American jobs and taxes.

The opening day of the 34th Dail in Leinster House where the representatives are due to vote on the nomination of the new prime minister. Photograph: Fergal Phillips/MAXWELL’S/EPA

EU needs to move from producing documents to tanks, bloc’s foreign affairs chief Kallas says

Speaking at the European Defence Agency’s annual conference in Brussels earlier today, she said:

We need to make sure that we can ramp up our defence industry and get the products we need on time.

For decades, Europe has produced strategic documents, roadmaps and declarations. It’s time we move beyond: to missiles, tanks, and ships.

Speaking about the bloc’s policy on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she said bluntly:

Every day Russia continues it war, the price must go up.

EU’s Kaja Kallas delivers a keynote speech at a defence conference in Brussels. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

And if you are wondering what it looks like – and you are lucky enough to not be tainted by the experience of having to sit through endless hours of UK parliamentary debates during Brexit – here is a taster of what we saw in Ireland today.

Chaotic scenes at Irish parliament in row over speaking rights – video

Chaotic scenes in Irish Dail compared to UK parliament during Brexit

Lisa O’Carroll

The Dail has still not returned after a shouting match erupted this morning in the chamber over the speaking rights independents who are supporting the government will have.

Speaking on RTE, Labour MP Alan Kelly, said he was “embarrassed” by the situation, which he compared to the United Kingdom parliament in recent years.

End anonymity on social media, Spanish prime minister says

He said he would propose this measure at the new meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

In our countries, no one can walk the streets with a mask on their face, or drive a car without a licence plate. No one can send packages without showing their ID, or buy a hunting weapon without giving their name. And yet, we are allowing to roam freely on social networks without linking their profiles to their real identity.

In democracies, people have the right to privacy, not to anonymity or impunity. … We must force all these platforms to link every user account to a European digital identity wallet. This way citizens could use nicknames, but in case [they commit] a crime, public authorities would be able to connect these nicknames to real people and hold them responsible.

I feel privacy campaigners would have a lot to say about this idea.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/EPA

Social media harm democratic societies, Spain’s Sánchez says

Speaking in Davos in the last few minutes, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez blamed social media platforms for causing harm to democratic societies and undermining social cohesion.

Here is what he said:

Back in the early 2000s, social media started to thrive … Their founders told us they would unite people and strengthen our democracies with new ideas, more pluralism, and extended accountability of the powerful. Based on that promise, we all joined. …

But with all these gains, also came huge downsides, hidden in the bowels of the algorithms as invaders concealed in the belly of a Trojan horse. We did not realise it then, but we do now.

Now we know that the seamless and free connectivity offered by social media also came with cyberbullying, hate speech, sex offences, privacy violations, and a terrible rise of anxiety, violence and loneliness.

Now we know that far from bringing humanity together and empowering the people, these platforms have resulted in a concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a just a few – all at the cost of our social cohesion, our mental health, and democracies.

Let’s open our eyes. Major social media are harming the liberal order and the democratic system.

He said that constant pursuit of clicks is “making us replace rigour for immediacy, and complexity with brevity.”

It is preventing us from explaining things properly, from recognising that choices often involve trade-offs, and in engaging in substantial conversations with those thinking differently.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

As we wait for Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez to speak at the World Economic Forum, let’s take a look at what he and other leaders have been up when in Davos.

Sánchez met earlier today with top execs of the global steel giants ArcelorMittal, posting on social media about their discussions about “the presence and future of the company in Spain in the current geopolitical context.”

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Belgian prime minister Alexander de Croo and French Europe ministerJean-Noël Barrot, and met with business leaders to discuss the situation in the country in the face of Russian aggression. He put out this video to sum up his day so far.

Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof also posted about his busy calendar meetings on the sidelines of the summit, name-checking Cisco and Qualcomm as some of the businesses he met with.

Polish president Andrzej Duda is present too, meeting Singapore president Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the likes of the American cryptocurrency exchange operator, Coinbase.

Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Europe will “not cower and hide” from Trump, German chancellor Scholz says

Germany’s Olaf Scholz asserted during the press conference that “Europe will not cower and hide, but instead be a constructive and assertive partner.”

He said that European leaders will wait for more on Donald Trump’s various policy proposals and “will, of course, analyse in detail together with our European partners”

“Europe must be strong and resilient in world that is, to put it mildly, in motion,” said Scholz.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz speaking at the Élysée Palace in Paris earlier today. Photograph: Mohammed Badra/AP

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