This Tuesday the month-end figures arrived and asked whether the long cost-of-living squeeze was lifting. In Italy the answer was a cautious yes, with inflation easing, while in Spain prices stayed stubbornly stuck.
Germany, meanwhile, rewired its welfare safety net and weighed a harder line toward Beijing. From Rome to Madrid to Berlin, the day’s theme was a single one: relief arriving in some places and lingering elsewhere.
Today’s Europe Intelligence Brief covers the region’s economy and politics, country by country. We pulled it together from major European outlets in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, and English.
Italy — The Squeeze Loosens
A Cautious Relief
