Wolfgang Schaeuble
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...
Economy
Greece Gets the Same Deal It Rejected Six Months Ago at Higher Cost
The "proud negotiations" that Alexis Tsipras keeps talking about were completed on Thursday night with Greece agreeing to prolonged austerity measures and without getting what the prime minister has been promising Greek people ever since he set foot 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
Greek Economy Minister Calls Behavior of German FinMin 'Dishonest'
Greek Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou has called German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble "dishonest" for denying debt relief for Greece despite his acknowledgement that Athens has made progress in reforms, according to Reuters.
Papadimitriou gave an interview with German newspaper Die...
Economy
German FinMin Optimistic About a Compromise Deal Between Greece and Creditors
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday appeared confident that Greece and its international creditors will reach a compromise deal this week, Reuters says.
Speaking ahead of the meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Thursday, the German official said...
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...
Greece
German FinMin Statement Exposes Greek PM's False Promise on Greek Debt
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has not shifted the burden of austerity away from poorer Greeks as he had pledged. Schaeuble also said that Tsipras has appointed partisans in various...
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...
Economy
German FinMin Schaeuble: There are Still Obstacles for Greece's Return to Markets
"The implementation of the agreed reforms is the best way for Greece to stand on its feet again, as happened with the other countries that received assistance," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a written statement at the...
Economy
Schaeuble on IMF: All Programs for Greece Forecasting 1% Growth are in Vain
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that IMF estimates on Greece are "unrealistic" in statements made on Tuesday.
German reports say the German finance minister has argued that the Fund is not ready to forecast growth of more than 1%...