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German FinMin Schaeuble: War Reparations Issue Is Over

The long standing dispute regarding Germany's war reparations toward Greece have once again topped news headlines in both countries, amid a “cold” period in their relations. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has once again ruled out the possibility of a...

German Chancellor Merkel Believes the Eurozone Can Bear a Grexit But Fears Instability

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the Eurozone can bear a possible Grexit but worries about geopolitics, German senior officials said, according to Euro Insight. Europe’s Iron Lady appears determined to prevent Greece’s exit from the single currency by accident,...

Greek Defense Minister: If Greece Leaves the Euro, Spain and Italy Will Follow

His belief that if Greece is forced to exit the Eurozone, a domino effect will begin, sweeping off Spain and Italy, expressed Greek Defense Minister and junior coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos. In an interview to German newspaper Bild,...

Schaeuble to Varoufakis: If You Want to Leave the Euro, We Will Help

The causes of the Greek problem are not to be tracked in Brussels, Europe or Germany. They should be tracked in Greece because it had been living above its capabilities for a long time, said German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in...

German Govt Spokesman: No Feud Between Germany and Greece

German government spokesman Steffen Seibert rejected the talk about a personal dispute between Greece and Germany, noting that Chancellor Angela Merkel's goal is to keep Greece in the Eurozone. He pointed out that the responsibility for finding a solution...

Merkel's Right Hand: No Special Treatment for Greece

"No special treatment for Greece," said CDU lawmaker Volker Kauder, adding a new episode in the caustic verbal exchange between Greek and German officials. Kauder, who is considered to be Angela Merkel's "right hand," spoke to German newspaper Bild on...

German FinMin: A Grexit or Grexident is Not Ruled Out

Greece must help itself because a Grexit or a Grexident is not ruled out, said German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaking on Austrian television on Thursday. As the verbal exchange between Schaeuble and Athens continues, the German finance minister spoke...

Greek Foreign Ministry: Demarche to Germany Was not Based on Misinterpretation

The demarche made to the German government by Greece was not based on misinterpretation, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Constantinos Koutras said on Thursday, in response to a German journalist’s question on the matter. "It was very mistakenly reported by a...

German FinMin: Accusations Over Derogatory Statements for Greek Counterpart Are 'Nonsense'

At a time when the relations between Athens and Berlin seem to reach bottom, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble characterized the accusations that he described his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis as "foolishly naive," after a Brussels Eurogroup meeting on Monday...

Athens' Demarche to Berlin Over Schaeuble's Statements on Varoufakis

The ambassador of the Greek Republic in Berlin, following an order of the Greek Foreign ministry, late on Tuesday made a demarche to the German Foreign ministry in order to express Greece's discontent over German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's...