Germany's Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as the country's next chancellor in a second vote with a total of 325 votes of the 630 delegates in the Bundestag, after a shocking defeat in the first round only hours earlier.
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According to the Financial Times, Yannis Stournaras, the bank governor of Greece's central bank has called for “a new deal” to help the country cope with the enormous task of reducing fiscal surplus before debt payments which Athens must achieve...
The German Finance Minister's Spokesperson Martin Jeager noted during a press conference on Friday that Greece must stick to its bailout commitments in order to unlock additional funding.
The Greek government and international creditors have yet to agree on the prior actions Greece...
German President Joachim Gaucksaid that Germany should discuss the WWII reparations issue with Greece.
Speaking in an interview published in this Saturday's edition of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, President Gauck expressed understanding for Athens' calls for compensation, saying that Germany should...
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...
A German document leaked earlier today by Reuters, reveals that Berlin wants Athens' new leftist government to ditch its pre-election anti-austerity promises and remain within the framework of economic policies its predecessors have agreed with the country's international creditors if...
The German government has rejected any notion there should be common debt in the European Union to be shared by its 27 countries. The proposal was said to be a report from EU President Herman Van Rompuy's to be...
The International Monetary Fund, facing discontent among its members about the huge sums it has lent to the euro zone, is pushing the currency bloc's governments to take steps to lighten the burden of the bailout loans they made...
