Bundesbank chief questions Europe's readiness for geoeconomic shifts

In a speech at the Society of Professional Economists' annual dinner, a Bundesbank official (likely the president) publicly questioned whether Europe has fully digested new geoeconomic realities and whether it has the energy to cope with them. The remarks signal growing official concern in the euro area's core about the economic and political strain from geopolitical fragmentation, though no specific policy measures were announced. The speech matters as a high-level signal of European institutional anxiety over trade dependencies and energy security, potentially foreshadowing policy shifts.