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".

Weak, distracted and unprepared? How prepared France, Germany and the rest of the continent really are for his return to power

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.