thank you, mark shepherd from the yorkshire building society.d on europe, and let's focus in germany. inflation rose again, coming in at 2.6% in december, up from 2.2%. meanwhile in italy, consumer inflation is just half that, at i.3%. it's an illustration of an uneven picture across europe with some countries struggling more than others. germany is now seen as the most distressed major european economy followed by the uk in second place. that's according to the european distress index for major european nations. let's explore this more now with andrew wilkinson, partner and co—head of weil�*s london restructuring practrice. good to have you here. give me a sense of what is happening. we touched on the uk. europe and particularly germany is in and particularly germany is in a difficult position right now. how has it gone from the powerhouse economy to being the one the most distress? that powerhouse economy to being the one the most distress?— one the most distress? that is riuht. one the most distress? that is right- just _ one the most distres