The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its latest wage tracker data showing that negotiated wage growth in the euro area is set to moderate in 2026, signalling easing pay pressures across the bloc.
The headline ECB wage tracker, which covers active collective bargaining agreements and smooths one-off payments over time, indicates negotiated wage growth of 3.2 per cent in 2025, based on a coverage of 49.9 per cent of
