During a dialogue with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on Wednesday 2 February, the President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, did not hide that the record inflation currently observed - equal to 5.1% in January in the euro area - is a source of concern for the countries of the euro area, even if, despite the uncertainties linked in particular to the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic recovery is expected to continue in 2022 and 2023.
Inflation, which...