German - Politician | September 18, 1942 -
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.
Wolfgang Schauble
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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.
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I would wish for more British involvement in Europe, not less.
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There are several silver linings on the horizon. The current account deficits in Spain and Portugal are declining because they have become more competitive and they're exporting more.
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As for the role of France and Germany: French politics is often more self-confident then German politics due to the catastrophe in the first half of the last century. If Berlin and Paris don't agree, then it is difficult to make progress in Europe.
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Crisis and pressure help foster change - that's why I'm not so pessimistic towards crises.
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If we were to have a presidential election in Europe it would be an event that would spark a huge interest in people from Lisbon to Helsinki, just like national elections. And it would create a completely different political setting in Europe.
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The presidency of the Euro group is an interesting and important task.
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As a wheelchair user, you can't move about freely. That's the only thing that bothers me a little. When I'm in the Euro Group in Brussels, colleagues who want to talk to me have to come to me. But I hope they know that this has nothing to do with arrogance.
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Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.
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We cannot allow the bankruptcy of a euro member state like Greece to turn into a second Lehman Brothers.
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Greece's debts are all denominated in euros, but it isn't clear who holds how much of those debts. For that reason, the consequences of a national bankruptcy would be incalculable. Greece is just as systemically important as a major bank.
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