German Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed on Wednesday that the euro-zone must stick to previously agreed reforms on budget discipline.
Merkel is facing increased calls in the crisis-stricken euro zone to ease up on tough fiscal measures that have deepened a recession in peripheral countries such as Greece and to make reviving economic growth a bigger political priority.
"We both concur that in the euro zone we must stick to the program and the rules that have been agreed," Merkel told a joint news conference with Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
Echoing Merkel's tough line, Jansa said: "There is no 'either-or' when it comes to stability or economic growth. ... Such growth should not lead to higher public debts, which would not be good for future generations."
Slovenia is a member of the euro-zone.
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