Around 3,000 participants, including more than 60 heads of state and government, will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. (© picture alliance/Xinhua News Agency/Lian Yi)

20 January 2026

Davos: what can the World Economic Forum achieve?

The World Economic Forum, which brings together leading figures from business, politics and science, is taking place this week at the Swiss resort of Davos. This year's motto is "Spirit of Dialogue". Attention is focused on US President Donald Trump, who is due to arrive on Wednesday and, according to media reports, plans to discuss the peace plan with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the summit.

Le Temps (CH)

**Le Temps**
Country of media outlet	Switzerland
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	34,000 (2023)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Le Temps SA
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

A meeting full of opportunities

Corriere del Ticino (CH)

**Corriere del Ticino**
Country of media outlet	Switzerland
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	102,000 (2018)
Publisher	Fondazione per il Corriere del Ticino
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

World Geopolitical Forum more accurate

La Repubblica (IT)

**La Repubblica**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	137,000(2022)
Publisher	Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

An American colony

Jornal de Notícias (PT)

**Jornal de Notícias**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	19,527 (2023)
Visits	40.000.000 – 50.000.000
Publisher	Controlinveste Media
Online payment model	All content for free

Climate policy successfully sidelined

The Guardian (GB)

**The Guardian**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	127,000 (2020)
Visits	> 200.000.000
Publisher	Guardian News & Media Ltd
Online payment model	All content for free

Silence on the biggest threat

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20 January 2026

New US tariffs: how can the EU fight back?

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas (centre) held talks with Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Brussels on 19 January. (© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE)

**Süddeutsche Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	284,503 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Süddeutscher Verlag / Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Trump could simply pull the plug

Berlingske (DK)

**Berlingske**
Country of media outlet	Denmark
Language of media outlet	Danish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	42,700
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Berlingske Media
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Activate the bazooka

Rzeczpospolita (PL)

**Rzeczpospolita**
Country of media outlet	Poland
Language of media outlet	Polish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	34,057 (2022)
Publisher	Gremi Business Communication
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Baltic Sea countries need to tread more cautiously

20 January 2026

Trump II: a year of storm and stress

(© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Neatkarīgā (LV)

**Neatkarīgā**
Country of media outlet	Latvia
Language of media outlet	Latvian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Regularly updated
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	nationalistisch
Circulation	24,000 (2018)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Mediju nams
Online payment model	All content for free

Dispensing with moral fig leaves

Naftemporiki (GR)

**Naftemporiki**
Country of media outlet	Greece
Language of media outlet	Greek
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Irini und Marietta Athanasiadou, Aggela Kontogouri
Online payment model	All content for free

The stock markets aren't worried

SRF (CH)

**SRF**
Country of media outlet	Switzerland
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Website
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Publisher	SRG SSR
Online payment model	All content for free

Clashing with reality

20 January 2026

Bulgarian President Radev resigns

(© picture-alliance/ANE /Eurokinissi/Giannis Panagopoulos/Eurokinissi)

e-vestnik (BG)

**e-vestnik**
Country of media outlet	Bulgaria
Language of media outlet	Bulgarian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Critical of the government
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Ivan Bakalov
Online payment model	All content for free

Yet more instability?

Kapital (BG)

**Kapital**
Country of media outlet	Bulgaria
Language of media outlet	Bulgarian
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Fridays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	20,000 (2020)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Economedia
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

This could trigger a major shift

19 January 2026

Portugal: presidential election goes to run-off

António José Seguro on the campaign trail in Porto. (© picture-alliance/dpa)

Público (PT)

**Público**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	10,256 (2023)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Sonaecom S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Victory for a united left

Expresso (PT)

**Expresso**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	43,057 (2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Impresa Publishing S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Put Ventura in his place

19 January 2026

What comes next in Iran?

Demonstrators in Los Angeles show solidarity with the protesters in Iran on 18 December 2025. (© picture alliance / NurPhoto Klaudia Radecka)

Echo (RU)

**Echo**
Country of media outlet	Russia
Language of media outlet	Russian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Political orientation	Critical of the government
Online payment model	All content for free

Executions now carried out in secret

Profil (AT)

**Profil**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Sundays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	44,600 (2023)
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	Verlagsgruppe News Gesellschaft m.b.H / Christian Rainer
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Trump has let the Iranians down before

19 January 2026

Machado gives Trump Nobel Peace Prize medal

US President Donald Trump with María Corina Machado at the White House.

Jutarnji list (HR)

**Jutarnji list**
Country of media outlet	Croatia
Language of media outlet	Croatian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	46,000 (2015)
Visits	40.000.000 – 50.000.000
Publisher	Hanza Media
Online payment model	All content for free

Pathetic bootlicking

Igor Eidman (RU)

**Igor Eidman**
Country of media outlet	Russia
Language of media outlet	Russian
Type of media outlet	Blog portal
Frequency of publication	Updated on an irregular basis

No more seeking peace (prizes)

16 January 2026

Europe sends soldiers to Greenland: next move?

A Danish Navy ship off the coast of Greenland's capital, Nuuk. Germany, France, Norway and Sweden, among others, are sending military delegations. Other EU countries are debating the issue. (© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Evgeniy Maloletka)

Der Standard (AT)

**Der Standard**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	66,000 (2023)
Visits	20.000.000 – 30.000.000
Publisher	Standard Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H / Oscar Bronner
Online payment model	All content for free

A remarkable mobilisation

La Libre Belgique (BE)

**La Libre Belgique**
Country of media outlet	Belgium
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	30,000 (2021)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	IPM Advertising
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

A small group once again

16 January 2026

Election day set: Hungary in campaign mode

Péter Magyar (left) and Viktor Orbán at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 2024. (© picture alliance / Hans Lucas POOL UNION EUROPEENNE / AGENCE HANS LUCAS)

Népszava (HU)

**Népszava**
Country of media outlet	Hungary
Language of media outlet	Hungarian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	14,016 (2022)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	XXI.század Média Kft.
Online payment model	All content for free

Resurrection of democracy after Easter?

Magyar Nemzet (HU)

**Magyar Nemzet**
Country of media outlet	Hungary
Language of media outlet	Hungarian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Pro-government
Circulation	13,365 (2018)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Nemzet Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft.
Online payment model	All content for free

Orbán as Europe's patriotic standard-bearer

15 January 2026

Hungary: asylum for former Polish minister Ziobro

Zbigniew Ziobro. (© picture alliance / PAP Piotr Nowak)

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE)

**Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	190,364 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung GmbH
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Simply grotesque

Gazeta Wyborcza (PL)

**Gazeta Wyborcza**
Country of media outlet	Poland
Language of media outlet	Polish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	48,133 (2022)
Publisher	Agora
Online payment model	All content fee-based

A coward not a martyr

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