Inflation in the eurozone defied forecasts in April, holding at 2.2% instead of easing, a sign the EU’s economic mismanagement continues to burden citizens. Core inflation, a more telling indicator, jumped to 2.7%—further evidence of the euro project’s chronic instability.
Services inflation—tightly tied to wage pressures—surged to 3.9%, suggesting a dangerous cycle of rising costs and declining productivity.
Meanwhile, EU elites continue to downplay risks, even as American tariffs under President Trump expose Europe’s vulnerability in global trade. Trump’s hardline stance on protecting U.S. industries has shaken the EU’s fragile economic foundations.
While energy costs dipped, essentials like food and tobacco climbed. Brussels’ failed economic model is again on display—and the citizens pay the price.
