"After all the efforts I deployed from the commission, I feel betrayed because these efforts were insufficiently taken into account," Mr Juncker said at a news briefing.
Mr Juncker said if Greek voters reject proposed reforms in Sunday's referendum they would also be rejecting the European Union.
"A 'No' would mean, regardless of the question posed, that Greece had said no to Europe," Mr Juncker said in Brussels.
In response, a spokesman for the Greek government cast doubt on Mr Juncker's "sincerity", saying "An essential element in indicating good faith and reliability in negotiations is sincerity".
Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is still prepared to hold talks with her Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras, despite the breakdown in debt negotiations at the weekend.
A spokesman for the German leader said Ms Merkel was willing to speak to Mr Tsipras, "if he would like to".
It comes as Greek banks are to remain closed until 7 July, the day after a referendum on bailout proposals.
According to an official decree published early today, ATM withdrawals will be limited to €60 a day in the same period.
The decree on capital controls was published in the official government gazette and titled 'Bank Holiday break'.
It lists the measures imposed on financial institutions lasting from 28 June to 6 July and was signed by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
It cited "the extremely urgent and unforeseen need to protect the Greek financial system and the Greek economy due to the lack of liquidity caused by the Eurogroup's decision on 27 June to refuse the extension of the loan agreement with Greece".
Banks will reopen on Tuesday 7 July, a government statement said.
It said cash machines, many of which are dry after massive withdrawals this weekend, will "operate normally again by Monday noon at the latest".
The €60 ATM withdrawal limit is per bank card...................http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0629/711262-greece-banks/
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"Europe can cope much, much better with crisis situations like the one we see in Greece right now because we have achieved a lot together," Merkel said.
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The latest breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors has plunged the country deeper into crisis.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who blindsided creditors by calling a referendum on the austerity cuts in the aid package proposed by creditors, appeared on television on June 28 night to announce capital controls to prevent banks from collapsing.
Athens issued a decree to close banks until July 6, the day after a referendum on creditors’ bailout proposals, with a 60-euro ($65) limit on cashpoint withdrawals. The Athens stock market has meanwhile been shut until July 7.
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