Sample for English (en) – Maltese (mt) in ELRC-3601-presscorner_covid vv1

Follow Commissioner Gentiloni on Twitter : @ PaoloGentiloni

Segwi lill - Kummissarju Gentiloni fuq Twitter : @ PaoloGentiloni

Follow Vice-President Dombrovskis on Twitter : @ VDombrovskis

@ VDombrovskis

For the UK , a purely technical assumption

Għar - Renju Unit , suppożizzjoni purament teknika

The forecast for inflation ( Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices ) in the euro area has been raised to 1.3 % in 2020 and 1.4 % in 2021 , an increase of 0.1 percentage points for both years compared to the Autumn 2019 Economic Forecast .

It - tbassir tal - inflazzjoni ( l - Indiċi Armonizzat tal - Prezzijiet għall - Konsumatur ) fiż - żona tal - euro żdied b ' 1.3 % fl - 2020 u b ' 1.4 % fl - 2021 , żieda ta ' 0.1 ta ' punt perċentwali għas - sentejn meta mqabbla mat - Tbassir Ekonomiku tal - Ħarifa 2019 .

In the EU , the forecast for inflation in 2020 has also been raised by 0.1 percentage points to 1.5 % .

Fl - UE t - tbassir dwar l - inflazzjoni fl - 2020 diġà ogħla b ' 0.1 ta ' punt perċentwali u laħaq il - 1.5 % .

The longer it lasts , however , the higher the likelihood of knock-on effects on economic sentiment and global financing conditions .

Madankollu , aktar ma ddum aktar tiżdied il - probabbiltà ta ' effetti sekondarji fuq is - sentiment ekonomiku u fuq il - kundizzjonijiet tal - finanzjament globali .

The baseline assumption is that the outbreak peaks in the first quarter , with relatively limited global spillovers .

Is - suppożizzjoni bażi hija li t - tifqigħa se tilħaq il - livell massimu tagħha fl - ewwel trimestru , b'riperkussjonijiet globali relattivament limitati .

Follow DG ECFIN on Twitter : @ ecfin

Segwi lil DĠ ECFIN fuq Twitter :

The outbreak of the ‘ 2019-nCoV ' coronavirus , with its implications for public health , economic activity and trade , especially in China , is a new downside risk .

It - tifqigħa tal - coronavirus " 2019 - nCoV " , bl - implikazzjonijiet li għandha fuq is - saħħa pubblika u fuq l - attività ekonomika u l - kummerċ , speċjalment fiċ - Ċina , hija riskju negattiv ġdid .

As for the coronavirus , it is too soon to evaluate the extent of its negative economic impact . "

U għadu kmieni wisq biex jiġi evalwat d - daqs tal - impatt ekonomiku negattiv li se jħalli l - coronavirus . "