Ploetner: Greece on track, must continue reforms

German Ambassador to Greece Jens Ploetner is not ruling out bilateral and multilateral deals between countries that share a common European vision and are impacted by the migration crisis.

In an interview with Kathimerini, Ploetner also vehemently denied speculation that the name deal signed between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), the agreement on migrant returns and the economy were the result of an exchange between Athens and Berlin, describing it as "baseless."

He said that the Eurogroup agreement was good for Greece and Europe and showed that European solidarity works.

Greece, he said, will be able to finance its needs without outside help. That was the aim of the bailout program and that is what was achieved, he said, adding the deal is a "strong package."

However, he insisted that Greeks will only reap the benefits of the...