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Prodi and Klaus Clash at the Opening of the Lugano Global Forum: Europe Faces the New World Disorder
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Prodi and Klaus Clash at the Opening of the Lugano Global Forum: Europe Faces the New World Disorder

LUGANO – November 10, 2025 — A lively, direct and unfiltered exchange between Romano Prodi and Václav Klaus inaugurated the first edition of the Lugano Global Forum, offering a vivid snapshot of the geopolitical tensions running through Europe in a time of deep global uncertainty. The encounter, conceived — as Director Alan Friedman noted — “to let serious people talk seriously,” immediately captured the attention of the 150 international leaders in attendance.

Lugano Global Forum Opens Today as Delegates Convene to Navigate a New World Disorder
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Lugano Global Forum Opens Today as Delegates Convene to Navigate a New World Disorder

Lugano, Switzerland — The inaugural Lugano Global Forum opens Monday in Switzerland, launching a new annual gathering designed to bring global decision-makers into direct conversation on the forces reshaping international politics, economics and technology. Conceived as a private, invitation-only meeting, LGF hosts 150 leaders from government, finance, banking, business, diplomacy, technology and academia for two days of high-level, candid dialogue.