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Champion of Greek Austerity, Wolfgang Schäuble, Dies at 81

The former finance minister of Germany Wolfgang Schäuble, who became a household name in Greece and Europe during the Greek financial crisis, died on Tuesday night. He was 81. A veteran leading member of the Christian Democrats (CDU), Schäuble was...

Wolfgang Schauble Waves Goodbye ‘Vindicated’ by Tough Bailout Policies

Wolfgang Schäuble says he feels vindicated by the results of often painful reforms carried out in exchange for EU loans in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Cyprus. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT); as he prepares to change jobs...

Varoufakis Causes a Stir with T-Shirt Message to Wolfgang Schäuble

Yanis Varoufakis stole the limelight during a speech at Patras on Wednesday night when he wore a t-shirt depicting a man on a wheelchair tramping over another man accompanied by the slogan: «It’s the economy stupid!» The reference to German...

Champion of Austerity Wolfgang Schäuble to Leave His Post

Wolfgang Schäuble; the all-powerful finance minister of Germany and staunch supporter of austerity in southern Europe and especially in Greece, is to leave his post after Sunday’s elections. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) announced that he will be nominated...

Schäuble Sought Grexit till End of 2016, says German FM Gabriel

The Greek debt crisis features strongly in the German election campaign as the social-democrats of SPD accuse their coalition partners of Angela Merkel’s CDU of undermining the EU. On Tuesday, during the last session of the German Parliament prior to...

Schaeuble on Greece's Christmas Bonuses: 'If We Don't Stick to the Rules, Eurozone Will Fall Apart’

When asked about Athens' plans to payout Christmas bonuses to pensioners during an interview with the newspaper Die Zeit, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble reiterated his hard-line approach in tackling the bailout issue stating that the eurozone will be in...

FinMin Schaeuble : Greece Needs Structural Reforms, Not Debt Relief

According to Reuters, on Sunday Germany's finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble commented to the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he believes the answers to Greece's financial woes should come in the form of reforms rather than debt relief. In order to sustain itself...

German Finance Minister Urges Greece to "Do More"

The finance ministers of France and Germany have voiced hope that Athens will soon reach a new bailout deal with its international lenders. Both also urged the IMF to continue its involvement with the debt issue. Creditors are hoping to...

Jack Lew: Proceed With the Evaluation Without Any Further Delay

The United States incited Europe to proceed with Greece's evaluation regarding the bailout program without any further delay and to keep their promise regarding the "trimming" of the country's debt. In a talk with Wolfgang Schäuble, US Finance Minister Jack...

Current Greek Government Seems Determined to Go After Tax Evaders, Borjans Says

Norbert Walter-Borjans, Finance Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, has revealed that he actually offered his assistance in tax-related matters to the government of Antonis Samaras in 2012, just like Syriza MPs claimed recently, but he was turned...