EU's Dombrovskis: Euro-area economy is experiencing a slowdown, but still growing

The European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis crossed the wires in the last hour and said that the Euro-are economy is experiencing a slowdown, but still growing. 

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   •  Risks, such as trade, have started to materialize.
   •  Germany needs to boost domestic demand, investment.
   •  Fiscal uncertainty has damaged Italy's growth prospects.