By Max Schwarz and Yves Herman DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Greenpeace activists staged a brief climate change protest just outside the main hall of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday,

Greenpeace activists evaded the World Economic Forum's tight security checks on Tuesday, staging a brief climate change protest outside the main hall of the annual meeting in Davos. Dressed up in dark suits and white shirts,

Climate activists sprayed green paint over Amazon's base in Davos on Monday and disrupted helicopter landings at the start of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. Swiss police swarmed to close down both protests as global business and political leaders descended on the mountain resort on the opening day of the meeting,

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the 27-nation bloc will stick to the landmark Paris climate accord, despite President Trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement.

Von der Leyen insisted that the United States remains an important partner, taking a conciliatory tone in a speech to the annual meeting of global elites in Davos, Switzerland. The EU's "first priority will be to engage early, discuss common interests, and be ready to negotiate" with Trump, she said.

President Donald Trump has given everyone at Davos something to talk about with his actions on the first day of his second term