Tags: schauble

New German Plan for Debt Work-out

December 4th, 2011
in econ_news

Econintersect:  Reuters is reporting tonight (Saturday, December 3) that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble has outlined a proposal that would create a process for all EU countries to work down their sovereign debt levels to 60% of GDP or less ove… more »

Schäuble: Austerity Only Cure for Eurozone, Krugman Disagrees with the Premise

September 6th, 2011
in econ_news

Econintersect:  Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s Minister of Finance, says it is unsustainable levels of public debt that has led to the European financial crisis.  Writing in the Financial Times, the minister says that his position is simply that what he pr… more »

France and Germany: Different Views of the EU

January 3rd, 2011
in Background

Both France and Germany want an economic government for Europe. The only problem is they have completely different things in mind. more »