Anti-austerity protesters gather in front of the parliament during a rally in Athens, Greece, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo
RIGA (Reuters) - Greece has had to go through tougher austerity than it would have otherwise been necessary, because of the populist stance of the left-wing government of Alexis Tsipras in 2015, European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday.
Tsipras, who took power in January 2015, rejected belt-tightening in public finances requested by lenders in exchange for emergency loans and reversed some of the reforms introduced by the previous Greek governments.
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