Eurnext Chief Donald Donald Doncly calls for “an invitation to wake up” to Europe

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US President Donald Trump is a “real and real basic invitation” forcing Europe to address the problem of competitiveness, according to the CEO of the largest stock market operator in the region.

Paris -based EURONXT president, Stefan Boujna, said that recent reports are from Mario Drajhi and Nariko Lita On competitiveness The future of the unified market, “along with the shock resulting from the initial decisions announced by the Trump administration”, led European politicians to address “structural weaknesses in Europe.”

Trump launched a set of policies in the first month in his position – including customs duties against the largest commercial partners in the United States – in strong support for American companies and jobs. His movements have left European policy makers rushing to protect the bloc and catch up at a time of stagnant economic growth.

“Things will change (but like everything in Europe may take longer,” he added.

He said that Trump’s policies mean that the evaluation gap between us and European origins is “not justified.” Boujna added that the fund managers were “in the delivery process (points) when it came to the impact of the new economic approach to Washington, and they were Pour In the continent markets that are less than its value.

“If you restrict immigration, and if you increase the definitions, if you reduce taxes and if you increase spending, gravity at some point leads to additional enlargement “. Euronex Since 2015, I have previously worked as banks of integration and purchase.

The EURO Stoxx 600 index increased in the continents of 8 percent by 8 percent so far this year, as the S&P 500 index has gained 3.5 percent.

He said: “The United States is seen as exaggerated in many sectors, and Europe is considered to be less than its value,” adding that the global asset managers were focusing on Europe “to capture the increasing assets with less than its value.”

He was speaking at a time when Euronext was 1.6 billion euros in 2024 revenues, an increase of 10 percent in the previous year. The company runs the exchanges in Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin, among other cities, and reported a 5 percent increase of revenue from the initial public offers.

On Thursday, Unilever said that the ice cream works will be it Initial list in Amsterdam Instead of London, Boujna said the company had faced “very strong pressure coming from all over the world to look at alternatives.”