FDP
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...
Greece
FDP will Support Greek Bailout Programmes if IMF is Involved, Lindner Says
The Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) is willing to consent to financial assistance programmes for Greece provided the International Monetary Fund (IMF) participates, making it clear that the debt is sustainable, FDP party leader Christian Lindner said on...
Economy
Potential Merkel Gov't Ally Proposes Greek Debt Relief in Exchange for Grexit
In an interview with Bloomberg, Christian Lindner, the pro-market German Free Democrats party (FDP) leader and potential partner in Angela Merkel's next government, proposes a quid pro quo for Greece: a debt "haircut" in exchange for exit from the...
Europe
German MP’s Don’t Want EU Greek Presidency
Two German MP's of the ruling party, citing the high cost, asked for Greece’s resignation from the EU presidency.
"Greece should resign from its scheduled presidency for 2014," the two MP's of the CDU and FDP parties said, arguing that...