French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned on Monday that France and Europe as a whole would have to stand up to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his policies, or face being "crushed".

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in as president today, Europe’s leaders are bracing for the first batch of executive orders and their potential impact on the region.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defense, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power.

French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the need for Europe to invest more in home-grown defence industries rather than relying on American weapons. He called for simplified and joint European weapons development,

Trump has promised to push for peace talks in Ukraine within six months but has criticized Europe's lack of defense spending.