The written press

Reuters: Investors ask if ECB has will and means to save euro from Italian turmoil

Le Point.fr: Voyage au coeur d’une forteresse financière

Wiener Zeitung: Ein Italiener ist Europas Mann am Geldhahn. Francesco Papadia

Il Sole 24 Ore: Papadia lascia la cabina di regìa BCE

Financial Times: Italian in the hot seat

FT Deutschland: Fünf Jahre Finanzkrise: Die Geister, die sie riefen

Die Welt: Die Menschen hinter dem Euro

Corriere della sera: Papadia, l’italiano che apre i rubinetti dell’ euro

Il Sole 24 Ore: L’Eurotower e le simmetrie della bassa inflazione

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Britain’s unsolvable politics
Britain’s political system, hitherto seen by most observers as stable and pragmatic while flexible enough to handle most events, has found itself trapped in an insoluble impasse. It is not easy to see how MPs find a solution, and the long term damage to British democracy may be substantial. Continue reading
John Nugée
Mrs May’s Sisyphean task
There is more than a passing resemblance between Mrs May, as she tries repeatedly to win approval for her Withdrawal Agreement, and the legendary King Sisyphus of Corinth, who was similarly condemned to labour at an onerous, endless and ultimately unsuccessful task. Continue reading
John Nugée
The Irish Question … again
Following the debates in the House of Commons last week, the issue of how to handle the Irish border is now the main remaining point of contention at Westminster. Mrs May will try once more to get changes to the terms in her deal when she returns to the EU this week. Continue reading
John Nugée