Davos

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces the daunting task of convincing his partners that there is a need for the review of his country’s program to close as quickly as possible, without additional measures to influence the stability of the country. Attending the Annual World Economic Forum in Davos since Wednesday, Tsipras is meeting with IMF Chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday.

Serbia has shown that it can be a reliable partner in resolving the migrant crisis, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

Speaking in Davos on Wednesday, he added that "a common European solution to the problem was yet to be made."

Mustafa Koç, the chairman of Turkey's largest conglomerate, died of a heart attack on Jan. 21, the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital in Istanbul has announced. 

He had been brought to Istanbul's Beykoz State Hospital on the morning of Jan. 21.

Davos 2016 started on Jan. 20. There are eight main themes to be discussed this year. All of them are either directly or in-directly related to technology, innovation and R&D. Topics include the rise of the robots, medicine, climate change, inequality, terrorism, the migration crisis, market turmoil, Europe and cyber-crime. 

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at Davos to participate in the World Economic Forum which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday along with more 2500 participants.

German President Joachim Gauck says it is "morally and politically necessary" to limit the influx of refugees into Europe.

“If democrats do not want to talk about limitations then populists and xenophobes will," he said in Davos on Wednesday.

The confidence levels of global CEOs are at their lowest ebb than at any other time in the last three years, according to a report released on Jan. 19 by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. 

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will arrive in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday where he will take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Vucic will attend a series of conferences alongside global economic leaders, the Serbian government said.

Turkish could become an official language of the European Union thanks to the efforts of the Greek Cypriot leader, according to a spokesman for the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 

Greece must improve its pension proposals in order to move ahead with its bailout program and start discussions on easing its debt burden, European Union Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said in an interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.