Wolfgang Schauble
Wolfgang Schauble
Wolfgang Schäubleis a German politician of the Christian Democratic Unionwho has served as Germany's Federal Minister of Finance in the second and third Merkel cabinets since 2009...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 September 1942
CountryGermany
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In the long term, Germany didn't need a finance minister who was absent during important negotiations in the European Council. But the chancellor strongly encouraged me to stay. And everything did work out for the best in the end.
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Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we saw with the fiscal pact, there are limits to my optimism in this regard. It's quite possible that we will have to create the new institutions for the euro zone first.
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By preventing new conflicts, we avert the causes of radicalization and the risk of terrorist attacks in Europe, including in Germany.
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I would caution against fueling cheap populism. First of all, every German who has spent a vacation in Greece knows that the standard of living there isn't higher than it is in Germany. Second, Greece is paying a high price for European assistance.
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We agree that experts from our countries must examine the option of presenting an integration contract to new immigrants.
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The presidency of the Euro group is an interesting and important task.
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Mr. Geithner is an excellent minister. We have a good personal relationship.
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If you are prepared to run for public office, you also have to be willing to accept a debate about you.
I would wish for more British involvement in Europe, not less.
bankruptcy government
I think there will be no government bankruptcy in Greece.
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Even when one is doing well, one still worries that things might go badly again in the future. This is an old observation based on human experience.
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This much is true: When we created the euro, it wasn't possible to create a political union along with it. People weren't ready for that. But since then, they've grown more willing to go in that direction. It's a process, one that is sometimes laborious and sometimes slow. But it's important to keep the populations involved.
private
My private financial situation is such that I don't need to worry about my investments. I don't have much to invest.
clearly
Europe should speak more effectively and clearly with one voice in the world.