Discipline Without Growth: Italy’s Meloni Paradox
Italy halved its deficit and won back Brussels and the bond market, but the same discipline that bought credibility left...
July 2, 2026Section
Europe & Latin America
Europe is one of Latin America’s largest investors and trade partners, and the long-stalled EU-Mercosur deal could redraw the relationship. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic ties between Europe and Latin America – the one lens that reads both ends. This hub gathers the stories where Europe and Latin America meet.
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Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: the second half opened with governing turning from debate to delivery. Germany's reforms took effect...
July 1, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the month-end price figures arrived and the cost-of-living squeeze eased unevenly — Italy's inflation cooled...
June 30, 2026
The Held Breath: Why So Much Power Now Waits on Courts, Central Banks, and Numbers
From the US Supreme Court to a stern Federal Reserve, courts and central banks now decide questions that voters once...
June 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Monday: governments shouldered the heavy work of holding power — a Spanish court jailed the prime...
June 29, 2026
Spain, Germany and Italy: Europe’s Democracies Under Strain
Spain, Germany and Italy did the hard internal work of democracy in the same forty-eight hours. The question is whether...
June 26, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday: the continent turned inward to its own institutions — Spain's parliament withdrew its confidence from...
June 26, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Thursday: a day of summits and reckonings — France's Macron hosted Italy's Meloni for their first...
June 25, 2026
Macron and Meloni Are Opposites. They Just Found Reasons to Agree.
Two ideological opposites held their first summit in Antibes, united by defence, space and a shared wish to block the...
June 25, 2026