Wolfgang Schauble

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäeuble, one of the most reviled people by Greeks who blame him for pushing international lenders to impose harsh austerity measures in return for rescue loans, has been an honorary citizen of Makrakomi, Fthiotida for...

In an ominous foreboding, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said if she wins re-election on Sept. 22 that she won't ease the pressure on Greece to keep imposing reforms if the Greek government wants her backing for continued rescue loans. Merkel,...

It does not look like Greece will return to the drachma, despite all comparisons made to  Ethiopia and Albania concerning similar economic  circumstances. The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung said that rich people in Greece are still having fun every night,...

ANSA, (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata), the leading wire service in Italy and one of the leaders among world news agencies, in its telegraph to Athens noted that, “Τhere are positive messages for the work of Samaras' government." In particular, ANSA’s...

On the occasion of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble's visit to Athens, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis made a series of statements to the US business news channel CNBC as well as to Greek media. Chatzimarkakis  is a German politician of Greek descent,...

Greek Minister for Development, Kostis Chatzidakis, stressed that, “Politics can be one-sided,” referring to the need to combine fiscal adaption to development measures. On June 27, Chatzidakis held meetings in Berlin with the German Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schäuble,...

An alarm has been raised in Brussels after the dramatic news came from Athens. According to EU sources, at the time of the Eurogroup meeting the rupture in the Greek government was not yet known. The EU officials, the Finance...

The Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras, will be in Berlin on July 3 to participate in the EU Forum on combating youth unemployment. During his stay, he will hold meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders. German Federal...

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) asked the German government to reveal “the truth about Greece” and the danger according to which German taxpayers may lose part of the rescue packages’ money, in the light of the International...

Germany’s lawmakers have agreed to forgive some of its loans to Greece. Fears that the country’s default would hurt the whole EU bloc overshadowed an almost a €1bn price tag for Germany. Out of the total 584 MPs 473 voted...