Angela Merkel who doubted the ability of the country’s debt-ridden to be rescued from the collapsed economy, say they have been “over-read” by the media.

Within hours of the Chancellor of Germany commented in an interview the Guardian, Greece officials said there was no indication that Berlin was “hopeless” in Athens came out of the worst economic crisis in modern times.

“We have no indications such as the failure of the near future,” said a high-level source, speaking anonymously. “Instead they Germany working hard for success.”

Ahead of a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Merkel said: “we have not overcome the crisis yet. Of course, there is a special case in Greece, where, despite all the efforts that have been made, both those of Greece and the international community has not yet managed to stabilize the situation. “

But officials close to interim Prime Minister of Greece, Lucas Papademos, said: “I’m not going to take those words meant that he had given up hope.”