From Merz to Burnham, from Macron to Meloni: European governments are being forced to revise their programmes under pressure from populist forces and demographic
trends

Rumours suggest the bid for Banco Bpm has been called off, but Siena denies this: “Business plan confirmed”. Meanwhile, Crédit Agricole remains the uninvited guest in this game of Risk, playing a decisive role in any move involving Banco Bpm

Until now, the Lombard capital has thrived because it attracted young people and enabled them to find work and decide whether to stay. If the cost of housing rises much faster than wages, this becomes increasingly difficult. And the model is in crisis.

The agenda presented in Cernobbio by the secretary is somewhat contradictory: on the one hand, it fails to take account of the centre-left’s actions within the EU and in the regions; on the other, it is not very different from some of the policies set out by the Meloni
government

The Prime Minister risks failing to regain an absolute majority despite the excellent economic results. There is a growing risk that his party will win, but without him.

For a long time, the ride-sharing company waged war on taxis (and vice versa) and never held back on its attacks – some of them fierce – against the regulators who were blocking its access to the market. Now it is forging alliances with its former enemies to take on the new competitor. Dangerous Luddism