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German FinMin Schaeuble: Any Attempt for Renegotiation a 'Waste of Time'

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has ruled out a further Greek debt write off, earlier today. Talking to the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, Mr. Schaeuble ranked the troika’s intervention as “positive,” while he characterized any attempt for...

SYRIZA Candidate Varoufakis' Comments Cause Greek PM Samaras' Reaction

In an article entitled "Greece can force Europe to change," the online edition of French financial newspaper La Tribune hosted an interview with economist and SYRIZA parliamentary candidate in Athens' second electoral constituency, Giannis Varoufakis, who underlined that the...

Schaeuble: 'Greek Politicians Must Not Promise More Than They Can Deliver'

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ruled out another debt restructuring for Greece in an interview with Spiegel magazine due to be published on Saturday and urged Greek politicians not to promise more than they can deliver during the election campaign. "That's...

German Govt Refuses 11 Billion Euro Debt over Nazi Occupation Loan to Greece

The spokesperson for the German Ministry of Finance, Martin Jager, during a public appearance yesterday ruled out the possibility of a Greek debt haircut. While commenting on scenarios on an electoral win of Greek main opposition party, SYRIZA, he...

Europe to Greek Voters; Sound Advice or Sound Like Threats?

Antonis Samaras has some great allies in his election campaign; allies that he would have to spend tons of money to buy if he was going to these elections alone. With all European leaders on his side, he looks...

Greek Elections: And Now…. All Bets Are Off!

Threatening howls have risen from the halls of “united” Europe at the announcement of snap general elections in Greece, scheduled for January 25, 2015, – elections which, most likely, will bring to power the populist left-wing SYRIZA party.

Spiegel: Grexit Not a Problem For Germany

Fears of Greece's departure from the Euro after an impeding preponderance of Alexis Tsipras' anti-austerity political party, SYRIZA, on the January 25 Greek elections, don't seem to torment the Angela Merkel administration, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. Unnamed authority...

Schaeuble: Greece Needs to Respect Its Agreements Despite Elections

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called on Greece to move forward with the arranged reforms, noting in an interview with Bild newspaper that “any newly elected government must respect the commitments of its predecessors.” "Greece has made huge progress since...

Troika Threatens Greece with Liquidity Suspension

  As reported by German financial review "Handelsblatt," the Troika of Greece’s lenders has threatened the country to suspend the provision of liquidity, unless an agreement is reached for the completion of the Greek program's final review. Such a development...

Schaeuble: Eurogroup Will Decide Next Greek Credit Line

The Eurogroup on December 8 will discuss conditions under which Greece will get a credit line when the current program expires, German Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday. The Greek coalition government wants to exit the bailout program by...