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The continent has gone soft in the heat of crisis

Voters in rich countries are angry about prices. Politicians could make things worse

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

That doesn’t diminish its political power

The bloc is done playing nicely

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge