Rolling coverage of the second day of the World Economic Forum, as Shinzo Abe, Angela Merkel and Wang Qishan all speak, and Prince William discusses mental health Latest: Merkel defends world orderJeremy Wright: Here to discuss AIFox: I’m here to work, not drink champagneMental health with the Duke of CambridgePhoto: Anti-WEF protest at Davos 1.59pm GMT Taking questions, Angela Merkel speaks of how emotional it felt to sign the Aachen treaty with France’s Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday [it will deepen ties between the two countries, but doesn’t go as far as some had hoped].She touches on the role of inequality in populism; if a businessman can make more money from selling a business than a craftsman can earn in a lifetime, people will wonder what is their work worth today? 1.53pm GMT Angela Merkel summed up her defence of the current world order: “We have populist challenges, we have to stand up against them.I will come out strongly in favour of a multilateral order, not ending with the EU, but one that gives good answers to challenges of tomorrowThe 3 main challenges facing Germany, according to Angela Merkel, are the energy transition, as they leave nuclear and coal power behind, speeding up the process of digitalization, and demographic change, as they adopt immigration legislation for skilled labour. #wef19 Continue reading…
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