European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presents the EU interim economic forecasts during a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2008. Euro zone economic growth will halve in 2008 from 2007 and inflation will be much higher because of financial turmoil, soaring commodity prices and housing market shocks, the European Commission said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)