Johannes Kahrs
Schaeuble says he's open to German parliament discussing Greek deal
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said he is not opposed to an open discussion in parliament on the euro zone's decision to give Greece a new credit lifeline - even though internal party opposition may embarrass Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party just months before the election.
Germany's SPD push for parliament vote on Greece credit lifeline
A senior lawmaker from Germany's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) called on Friday for a full parliamentary debate on the eurozone's latest financing deal for Greece, challenging Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble who suggested such a debate was unnecessary.
German pols across political spectrum admit Greek 'haircut' necessary
More and more German lawmakers are coming to terms with the prospect of some sort of a debt relief for Greece as unavoidable, and openly considering the idea. The latest official is German Deputy Finance Minister Jens Spahn, who said there should be a discussion on a debt relief for Greece, speaking to German newspaper ‘Welt am Sonntag’.