Wolfgang Schaeuble

'You belong here, Germany tells Turks as row with Ankara rages

On Friday, Germany`s head of domestic intelligence said Turkish agencies were carrying out influence operations in Germany, including targeting opponents of Erdogan.

Jul 22, 2017, 18:00 PM IST

Germany reviews arms shipments to Turkey amid row

In the months after the July 2016 coup attempt, Germany already blocked 11 separate arms export shipments to Turkey, including handguns, ammunition or weapons components.

Jul 21, 2017, 18:49 PM IST

Consensus in G20 that protectionism 'damaging' for global economy

The Group of 20 major economies have reached a "broad consensus" that a continued rise in protectionism would be damaging to the global economy.

Apr 22, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

Germany wants G20 to signal stability; Schaeuble to discuss Brexit with Hammond

Germany wants a message of stability to emerge from this weekend`s G20 meeting in China, where Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will also meet his newly appointed British counterpart Philip Hammond to discuss Brexit, a senior government official in Berlin said on Wednesday.

Jul 20, 2016, 18:18 PM IST

Brexit no leverage for better EU deal: Schaeuble

Britain is to hold a closely-watched June 23 referendum on whether or not it should stay in the 28-nation bloc, and opinion polls are showing that the nation is still largely undecided on the issue.

May 13, 2016, 01:08 AM IST

Germany against G20 fiscal stimulus package: Wolfgang Schaeuble

Germany is against the world`s major economies launching a fiscal stimulus package in the face of slowing global growth, its finance minister said Friday.

Feb 26, 2016, 09:47 AM IST

Germany praises Greek stance shift in debt talks

Germany`s hardline finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Sunday hailed a change in tone in talks with Greece over its next bailout but warned Europe would closely monitor the pace of reforms in Athens.

Aug 16, 2015, 19:45 PM IST

German hardline finance chief Schaeuble, Europe's 'new boss'?

Germany`s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble insists he is deeply pro-European, but for many his unbending stance on Greece has cast him as a villain in the struggle to save Athens from crashing out of the euro.

Jul 17, 2015, 22:27 PM IST

Some in German govt preferred temporary Grexit: Schaeuble

Initial drafts of the agreement European leaders reached with Greece early on Monday included a German proposal to make Greece take a "time-out" from the euro zone if it failed to meet conditions. 

Jul 14, 2015, 18:55 PM IST

Schaeuble has not raised ''Grexit'' at Eurogroup: Greek official

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has not raised the possibility of Greece exiting the euro zone at crisis talks in in Brussels discussing aid for Athens, Greek government officials said on Saturday.

Jul 11, 2015, 23:10 PM IST

End of Greek aid to have limited impact on other states - German Finance Minister

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Monday played down the impact of the end of the Greek aid programme, saying in a letter to German lawmakers that it would have only a limited impact on other states.

Jun 29, 2015, 21:30 PM IST

Germany`s Schaeuble says eurozone will fight danger of contagion

The eurozone will do all it can to fight the risk of financial contagion from Greece after its creditors refused to extend its bailout, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Saturday.

Jun 28, 2015, 01:53 AM IST

Germany`s Schaeuble `not optimistic` for Greece debt deal Wednesday

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he had little hopes of reaching a long sought-after debt deal with Greece at a meeting of his eurozone counterparts on Wednesday.

Jun 25, 2015, 01:16 AM IST

Germany has little hope of Greece deal Thursday: Lawmaker

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told lawmakers that he was not hopeful that Greece and its creditors could reach agreement on the release of new bailout funds at a meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday.

Jun 17, 2015, 19:00 PM IST

Greece`s Varoufakis to meet German finance minister Monday

Germany`s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will meet Monday in Berlin with his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis, amid contentious negotiations between Greece and its creditors, the German ministry said.

Jun 08, 2015, 13:09 PM IST

Germany`s Schaeuble says Greek referendum could help

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble raised the prospect Monday of Greece holding a referendum on its EU-IMF bailout, saying it could finally resolve the drawn-out crisis.

May 11, 2015, 19:48 PM IST

German parliament approve Greek bailout extension

Germany`s parliament approved an extension of Greece`s bailout on Friday after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has voiced doubts about whether Athens can be trusted, promised he would not let Greece "blackmail" its euro zone partners.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:59 PM IST

Schaeuble urges German lawmakers to extend Greek bailout

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged parliament on Friday to take what he acknowledged was a difficult decision and approve an extension of Greece`s bailout.

Feb 27, 2015, 14:47 PM IST

Ten days that shook the euro; how Greece came to the brink

It was not just German opposition. The new Greek found itself without a single firm ally among 18 euro zone peers in its drive to reverse austerity and renegotiate its debt pile.

Feb 23, 2015, 13:10 PM IST

Germany balances budget for first time since 1969

The German government managed to balance its books for the first time since 1969 in 2014 and a year ahead of target, the finance ministry said Tuesday.

Jan 13, 2015, 16:25 PM IST