• "In the Monetary Council's assessment, previously symmetric risks to inflation had become asymmetric in the last quarter"
• "The downside inflation risks had strengthened further, reflecting the effects of the slowdown in European economic activity"

"In the Monetary Council's assessment, previously symmetric risks to inflation had become asymmetric in the last quarter," it said.

"The downside inflation risks had strengthened further, reflecting the effects of the slowdown in European economic activity." The next meeting is due on Oct. 22.