A lot of time was spent on Greece but 'that programme is also back on track,' Djisselbloem comments

In an upbeat comment about the overall economic prospects of the euro area, in a doorstep statement as he arrived for a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday, Eurogroup President Jeroen Djisselbloem noted that there had been "good news and bad news" during a year that was ending with signs that economic recovery was growing stronger in all countries except for one.