Tag: Wolfgang Schauble

• Monday, December 6th 2010 - 05:15 UTC

  Germany reaffirms commitment to Euro as markets test EU monetary union

  

  German Finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said financial markets are currently testing whether the Euro zone will survive but he insisted the 16-nation monetary union won't break up. However he also warned about the risk of the emergence of an anti-Euro party.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 05:33 UTC

  ECB Leaves Euro Policy Unchanged; European Leaders Set to Approve Greek Rescue

  

  European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet faced down pressure for new moves to shore up the weakest Eurozone countries, but kept options open even as he said Spain and Portugal were “not Greece”.

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 21:16 UTC

  Germany and France Strongly Condition Rescue Aid Package to Greece

  

  Greece will not get its multi-billion Euro aid package until it commits to bigger economic sacrifices, Germany’s finance minister warned over the weekend.