With Delors and Schaeuble two pieces of history and two pieces of Europe are gone but above all Delors' ideal and realistic vision will remain in the memory for a long time
One of Germany's symbolic men passed away last night. He was a member of the Bundestag for 50 years and as Minister of the Interior he was one of the architects of German reunification
The former German finance minister pays tribute to Draghi ("He saved the euro") but believes that the expansionary monetary policy has induced states and political forces to elude the commitment to reform
The German Finance Minister said he was "basically confident" about the course of the European Central Bank's monetary policy, which he considers "unsustainable in the long run"
The clear stance of the German Finance Minister Wolfang Schaeuble against the appeal of the German Constitutional Court to the Court of Justice of Luxembourg on the Qe of the ECB is the mirror of Germany's split with regard to politics…
"If Britain changes its mind about Brexit the doors will be open," said the German finance minister.
The German minister, speaking at the Bundestag, slammed Brussels for giving recommendations to the wrong countries - Renzi's reply: "Budget controls? Start with Berlin".
In Brussels, the president of the Eurogroup is stalling while Padoan assures that the Italian government will safeguard savers. S Schaeuble also asks for time: "We shouldn't speculate before we know the results of the stress tests"
The fear of the German minister is that Brexit could pave the way for other exits from the EU: a possible case is that of Holland, whose GDP is estimated to drop by 10 billion in the event of Great Britain leaving the Union…
The German finance minister warns: "If Brexit passes, there will be no new negotiations on the status of Great Britain" - Lagarde: "Great Britain's exit would be a major risk for the world economy" - On the ECB's monetary policy: "AND…
The attempt by German Finance Minister Schaeuble to induce the EU to introduce a ceiling on government bonds held by banks has failed. Germany found itself alone in the company of Holland, Finland and Sweden but…
The President of the ECB firmly replies to the controversy over interest rates by Minister Shaeuble and a large part of German public opinion: "They will remain low for a very long time to come" - As for the Atlas fund, "it is a small step in the right direction" for…
