Wolfgang Schaeuble

It’s not yet sure that Greece will stay in the Euro. The statement was made by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (CDU) in an interview on the ZDF Public Service TV show "The battle for the Euro" that will...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ruled out a Greek default as the cash-strapped country and international inspectors seek agreement on policies before an Oct. 18 European Union leaders summit. “It will not happen that there will be a ‘Staatsbankrott’ in...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday rejected calls for any restructuring of Greek debt held by official creditors and said any question of giving the stricken country more time to meet its budget targets should wait on a...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Oct. 7, that Chancellor Angela Merkel's trip to Greece this week does not mean the debt-stricken country will receive the next tranche of aid for its bailout. "The chancellor will not discuss with Greece...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Tuesday there cannot be any new negotiations about the Greek budget consolidation and reform program agreed with the EU and the IMF. "It is clear that all conditions from the program agreed only at...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said there has to be “understanding” for the difficult situation Greece is in and it’s clear that the country lost time because of repeated elections. Still, giving Greece more time to meet its obligations under...

German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler expressed disappointment with the efforts of debt-wracked Greece to implement necessary reforms, in an interview with the weekly magazine Focus. "I've lost my illusions," said Roesler, who is also vice chancellor and leads the pro-business...

Germany's finance minister said in an interview published Sunday that he cannot see room for further concessions to Greece, insisting anew that the country must implement far-reaching reforms and cut its budget deficit. International debt inspectors are scrutinizing Greece's finances...

A deputy German Finance Minister dismissed a magazine report saying Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had told conservative members of parliament on Friday to prepare for a looming Greek bankruptcy and euro zone exit. "This report is nonsense," Deputy Finance Minister...

Once again, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is talking with austerity about austerity in Greece. In an interview with German TV channel ZDF, he stressed that our country has not yet fulfilled its promises made in exchange for bailout funds...