Wolfgang Schaeuble
Economy
German FinMin: Greece has made Progress in Reforms
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Greece has made progress in implementing reforms and the next bailout tranche will be released soon.
Schaeuble gave an interview to the Funke media group newspapers that was published on Sunday. He is...
Economy
There Will be No Fourth Memorandum, German FinMin Schaeuble Reassures
There will be no fourth memorandum, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday said in statements to Deutsche Welle TV. The aim of the current programme, he said, is Greece to tap the markets and meet its financing needs.
On...
Economy
German FinMin Backs Down on Greece's Bailout Review Stalemate
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is to back down on today's (Friday) meeting of euro zone finance ministers in order to unlock the bailout review negotiations between Greece and creditors, according to a Euro2day.gr report.
"The position of German Finance...
Economy
German FinMin Schaeuble Expresses Optimism On Greek Bailout Deal
Even though negotiations between Greece, the country's creditors and the European Union have been ongoing for months, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble showed optimism that a deal would come to fruition soon, while also adding that he was unsure...
Economy
German Newspaper: Schaeuble Says 'No' to Freezing of Interest Rates for Greece
Germany says 'No' to freezing of interest rates for the Greek debt until 2040 because that would cost creditors 120 billion euros, according to German financial newspaper Handelsblatt.
In a report regarding the issue of Greek debt relief, Handelsblatt says...
Greece
German Ministers Disagree Over 'Sending Wrong Messages to Greece'
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Friday criticized his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel for "sending wrong messages to Greece."
On Wednesday, Gabriel met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens. He later made the...
Economy
Schaeuble: Future Measures Should be Accepted by the Opposition
"In all cases of assistance programs to States, institutions are always warning that decisions on measures for the future should be accepted by the opposition, if there are elections in the near future. It is not a new thing,"...
Economy
German FinMin Says Greece Must Decide Whether it Wants to Stay in Euro Zone
Greece must decide whether it wants to remain in the euro zone, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
Schaeuble told reporters in Berlin that the Greek debt is sustainable and Germany is open to discussing...
Economy
German Finance Ministry Rep's Response Arouses Questions on Greece's Program
During a standard briefing of the German government regarding insurance reforms, a representative of the German Finance Ministry responded to a question posed by realfm 97.8 correspondent Pantelis Valassopoulou, arousing serious questions about the agreed reforms that are to...
Economy
German Press: Decision on Greece After September
Euro zone finance ministers want to postpone addressing the Greek issue until after the elections in the Netherlands and Germany, says German newspaper Berliner Zeitung, describing negotiations over the International Monetary Fund participation as a "thorn."
"Procrastination on the issue...