European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said yesterday there were increasing doubts about the situation in Greece, and warned that if financial instability were to return there would likely be no economic growth there this year.

Speaking in Berlin, he also said that Europe’s economic growth is picking up only modestly. He said that structural reforms are needed and that Europe cannot rely only on monetary policies for relief.

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