- Italy will continue its current economic path despite far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni being set to form the new government after Sunday’s election win, Luis de Guindos, the Spanish Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB).
- In his speech, the ECB vice-president also praised the “good evolution” of the Italian economy with former ECB President Mario Draghi as Italy’s prime minister.
- The ECB announced on 8 September a record rate hike in a bid to moderate record inflation across the euro area and new rate hikes are expected before the end of the year.
ECB VP confident Meloni’s victory would not change Italy’s economic policy
