Handelsblatt

Sunday's election is undoubtedly crucial for Germany and for Europe as a whole. Not just because the Merkel era is coming to an end and, objectively, a sense of uncertainty concerning the next government has been created. Not just because of the parallel crisis that the two traditional parties in the country seem to be experiencing.

The goal is to ensure that they are fairly distributed around the world, the business daily "Handelsblatt" reported.

The German government has decided to allow Chinese technology giant Huawei to supply components for the entire German 5G network, business daily Handelsblatt reported today, citing informed sources.

The decision, taken after months of debate, is expected to be announced in the coming days.

Scenarios of Greece returning to the capital markets are on the increase again following the meetings held by the top officials of the Finance Ministry and the Public Debt Management Agency in New York and Boston earlier this month.

Nevertheless, sources say that no decision has been made yet, with the PDMA closely monitoring developments in international markets.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has reportedly claimed credit for encouraging Greece to adopt much-needed structural reforms.

"One day, [the Greeks] will erect a monument in my honor," Schaeuble was quoted by Handelsblatt newspaper as saying during an election rally in Germany.

Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has called on the EU "to bring the Balkans into its orbit."

In an interview for Germany's Handelsblatt, quoted by Tanjug, Kurz "warned of the growing influence of Turkey and Saudi Arabia."

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has called on the EU to immediately approve visa liberalization for citizens of Kosovo.

He told German daily Handelsblatt that this was "the last chance for Brussels to make a positive decision."

Deutsche Telekom is considering options including thousands of job cuts at its German business, a review of its holdings in eastern Europe and Greece and a partial sale of its subsidiary T-Systems, German daily Handelsblatt reported.

A vast majority of German citizens (84%) distrust the Greek government and believe it will be unable to implement the new reforms, according to a survey conducted by Forsa Institute and published by German newspaper Handelsblatt, Thursday.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told other eurozone finance ministers that Greece could issue IOUs as a means of interim financing reports German newspaper Handelsblatt. The report refers to statements made by participants at the Eurogroup meeting on Monday when IOUs had been a topic of discussion.