Eurozone inflation shows signs of easing

Eurozone inflation eased more than expected in August - to 3.8% from 4% in July - but a new survey on economic sentiment slumped to its lowest level in more than five years

• Recession worries send euro to new low
• Inflation fears steer ECB away from rate cuts

EU states consider delaying Russia talks

Governments may react to the attempted dismemberment of Georgia by postponing the next round of talks with Moscow on a long-term partnership agreement, EU diplomats said

• Putin blames US provocation
• Philip Stephens: Putin maps the boundaries

Andrew Duff: Summer of discontent

The European Union ends the summer in some anguish. From the collapse of the Doha Round, to the failure of the Lisbon Treaty and mounting tensions over the situation in the Caucasus, it has been anything but a relaxing summer

EU leaders step up criticism of Russia

European leaders, speaking ahead of an emergency EU summit next week, pointed to a re-evaluation of relations with Moscow, which urged the bloc to ‘rise above its emotions’

Editorial comment: EU must give Kiev accession hope

It is not enough to warn that Russia might try to build on its military victory in Georgia by targeting Ukraine. The west should respond – and the EU must play a big role

Inflation fears steer ECB away from rate cuts

European Central Bank policymakers signal fresh alarm over the outlook for eurozone inflation even as German data indicate that headline inflation rates have fallen from record highs

Ireland EU vote unlikely before poll

The prospects of Ireland holding a second referendum on the EU’s Lisbon treaty before next year’s European parliamentary elections have receded amid differences between parties backing a Yes vote

Brussels calls for ideas on securities trading

The European Commission, impatient at slow progress in streamlining securities post-trading infrastructure, has asked regulators for ideas for untangling the complex web of national rules

Editorial comment: Collateral damage

The European Central Bank cannot risk becoming an asset dump of last resort. Its challenge is to differentiate between the opportunists and the needy