Europe must “be prepared” for potential trade tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, the president of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde told CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

Christine Lagarde said Europe needed to get better at keeping its talent and savings at home, adding that the new US administration’s decision to freeze some funding for former president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act might remove one of the incentives to invest in the US.

Central bank independence is being challenged in parts of the world and greater political influence could undermined banks' ability to keep inflation down, risking economic volatility, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.

World leaders and business titans at the World Economic Forum called out widespread pessimism, siloed markets, regulation, and cultural weakness in Europe.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned that Europe needed to keep its "huge amount" of talent at home and raised the alarm for its leaders to act.

The European Central Bank is "not overly concerned" by the impact of inflation abroad on the bloc, the institution's President Christine Lagarde told CNBC.

The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of elites in Davos has ended with many business leaders, world-class academics, top government officials and other elites casting an upbeat tone about economic prospects,

European lawmakers weighed in on what a second Trump presidency means for trade, alliances and climate change.

There is too much pessimism around Europe and it could be time to be investing back in the region, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Friday.

Speaking to leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lagarde had to go onto the defensive in the face of criticism from a leading US financier.

Europe must be prepared for US President Donald Trump to introduce new import tariffs on the region, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has warned. Speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos,

ECB President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to prepare for potential US trade policy shifts, warning of selective tariffs under Trump. Speaking in Davos, she stressed the need for economic reforms, defended the ECB's cautious rate cuts,