Growth in the 16 nations using the euro single currency will reach 0.7 percent in 2010, and 1.5 percent in 2011, amid a "gradual recovery," the European Commission predicted Tuesday.

"A gradual recovery is expected with gross domestic product forecast to grow by 0.7 percent in 2010 and around 1.5 percent in 2011," the commission said, as it released its autumn economic forecast.