maybe not during covid, but the eu bank did follow the same kind of very generous monetary policies and super low interest rates for the decade prior, as the fed.
i believe all government played the same game ( at least us, eu and china did), which is probably enough to impact the whole world.
A few currrency which didn't play that game such as swiss franc saw their value raised tremendously, which probably means inflation is much less an issue there.
oh yeah absolutely. but we didnt get to try the whole direct-transfert that happened in the US during the covid crisis. Depending on the country, there were "technical unemployement" measures that have been applied. Basically companies reduce your working hours temporarly, and thus your salary, and your unemployment insurance fills the gap.