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Germany's Schaeuble Admits Greece in Much Better Shape Now
Germany's former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble admitted on Friday that the Greek economy is in a much better position than it was eight years ago.
Speaking with Greece's TA NEA newspaper, the German politician noted that "Greece is in a...
Economy
Schaeuble: I was Accused of Being Very Generous with Greece (video)
"I have been accused of being very generous with Greece." These were the remarks of former German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
Schaeuble had been the finance minister of Germany—Greece's biggest lender—during the crucial years...
Economy
Yanis Varoufakis Challenges Wolfgang Schaeuble: "Prove Me Wrong"
Former Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is notorious for challenging EU officials over the Greek bailout programme and Wolfgang Schaeuble's interview on Skai TV last night opened another chapter in the public duel between the two men.
In an open...
Economy
Greece will Soon be Able to Access the Markets, Schaeuble Says
Greece is currently on a good path and, even though it has not fully overcome the problem, the more pessimistic forecasts of the critics were not borne out, outgoing German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview due...
Greece
Greek FinMin: Nothing will be the Same Without Schaeuble
Greece's Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos wrote "Nothing will be the same" on the EU flag, as a farewell note to departing German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, on Monday.
Monday's Eurogroup in Luxembourg ended with a sentimental note as Schaeuble participated...
Economy
German FinMin Schaeuble: Greece's Economy is Well on Track
Greece's economy is well on track, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Saturday in an interview with French radio Intel Radio.
Confidence has returned, but Greece must continue its efforts, he added.
(Source: AMNA)
Economy
German FDP Leader Critisizes Fin Min Schaeuble over Greek Bailout
In an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper, FDP leader Christian Lindner, among the candidates to take over the Finance ministry in the next German government, accused former Fin Min Wolfgang Schaeuble over his handling of the Greek bailout.
Lindner ruled out...
Economy
Schaeuble to Leave German FinMin: Not Necessarily Good News for Greece
Germany's pro-austerity Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is ready to quit his job and become head of the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, a senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives said on Wednesday, following Sunday's election.
Schaeuble is deeply...
Business
Germany's Schaeuble Proposes ESM Use for Investments in Greece – With a Price
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is working on a proposal that would allow southern eurozone countries to tap into the single currency bloc's bailout fund to boost investments during recession, a German newspaper reports.
If the unsourced report in the...
Greece
Schaeuble to Bild: The Most Dramatic Moment Was Summer of 2015 Over Program for Greece
"Greece has implemented many reforms and is on a good path," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Monday in an interview with Bild newspaper.
The most dramatic moment over the last four years was the dispute over the program...
Economy
Schaeuble Defends 'Tough' Stance Toward Greece, Pointing to Its Economic Recovery
The tough stance he adopted toward Greece in the negotiations had a positive impact on the country, which was now further along with reforms that it might otherwise have been, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble suggested on Friday, in...
Education
Schaeuble: There was Agreement Three Weeks Ago and Greece Asks for 3 More
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said as he joined Thursday's Eurogroup meeting, that he foresees an agreement on the disbursement of the next installment to Greece. "I hope that at the end of the aid package, Greece will be...
Economy
President Pavlopoulos Urges German FinMin Schaeuble to Not Let Election Influence Stance on Debt Relief
In an interview published on Friday in the German newspaper Die Welt, the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, urged German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to not let the German elections underway influence his decision on the debt relief program...
Economy
Union of Greek Shipowners Attacks Schaeuble's Statements on Greece
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) on Friday reacted angrily to suggestions made by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that the Greek government had failed to keep promises to abolish a series of tax breaks for Greek shipping.
In an...
Economy
German FinMin Schaeuble: Greek Government Insists on Burdening the Weak
Wolfgang Schaeuble, criticized the Greek government on Thursday, stressing that Athens has "made progress, but its political leadership insists on putting the weight on the weak."
"Do not blame me for the structural weaknesses of the Greek program," the German...