Wolfang Schäuble

The German parliament has opened debate on whether to re-establish formal debt negotiations with Greece. In her opening speech ahead of the debate, Merkel recalled the election of Tsipras and his Syriza party in January on a wave of support...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has acknowledged Greece’s progress but underlined that, unless Greeks continue their efforts, they won't achieve their goals. To accomplish that, he pointed out, Greeks should not get carried away by irresponsible promises from politicians. According to Schäuble, Greece...