Merkel Blames SPD’s Schroeder for Letting Greece Into the Euro

By Stefan Nicola - Aug 28, 2013 1:00 AM GMT+0300

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pin the blame for the euro-region’s debt turmoil on her Social Democratic predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, saying he should never have let Greece into the single currency area.

Merkel, addressing a campaign rally in the northern German town of Rendsburg yesterday, said the debt crisis that emerged in Greece in late 2009 and dominated her second term had been “brewing for many years” going back to the euro’s inception.

Greece on Track for More Aid, Official Says

August 26, 2013

By JACK EWING

The New York Times

BERLIN — The highest-ranking German in the European Central Bank said Monday that Greece could be eligible for additional aid and debt relief next year if it continued to fulfill promises made for the assistance it was already receiving.

German Finance Ministry Rules Out New Debt Writedown for Greece

August 12, 2013, 6:48 a.m. ET

By Harriet Torry

BERLIN--Germany's finance ministry on Monday stuck with its steadfast rejection of further debt relief for Greece, despite a weekend news report suggesting even the country's central bank expects a new Greek aid package will be necessary by the beginning of next year at the latest.

German Orders Gain Most in Eight Months in Recovery Sign

By Jeff Black - Aug 6, 2013

German factory orders increased by the most in eight months and U.K. industrial production beat forecasts in June, adding to evidence of a nascent recovery in Europe. Italy’s economic contraction slowed.

Greece is right to expose German loans hypocrisy

The Guardian
As the Athens-Berlin spat intensifies, both sides must approach the eurozone crisis with humility or face dire consequences

Adolf Hitler's military chief, Walther von Brauchitsch, centre, and colleagues at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in 1941. Photograph: Roger Viollet/Getty Images
Greece forgets much of its history when it demands Germany repays loans made during the second world war.

The Euro Zone’s Slinky Economy

March 27, 2013, 11:32 AM EST

ByAlen Mattich

The Wall Street Journal

Remember the Slinky, the toy spring that compresses and extends to walk down stairs, bounce off tables and generally amuse children for minutes at a time?

Well, the Slinky is a fair mechanical approximation of the euro zone economy.

Except it’s not so entertaining.

German economy to grow "decently" in 2013 - Finance Minister

BERLIN | Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:37pm GMT

 (Reuters) - Germany's economy will expand at a decent rate next year, underpinned by exports to countries outside the euro zone, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.

History Shows Why Germany Should Help Greece

By John Sfakianakis Dec 4, 2012 1:37 AM GMT+0200

Bloomberg

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has at last opened the door to the possibility of writing off Greek debts, but only several years from now. As they decide on the right thing to do, Germans should take a close look at their own history.

Merkel says understands Germans' frustration over Greece: paper

 (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
BERLIN| Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:01pm EST

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she understood her compatriots' doubts about a bailout deal for Greece, but insisted in an interview that aid for Athens was in the interests of Berlin and all euro zone members.

Europe’s Plan C for Greece Is No Better Than Plans A or B

Bloomberg
Europe’s leaders have reached Plan C in their efforts to rescue Greece. Unfortunately, it lacks a crucial element also absent in Plans A and B: adequate debt relief.

Euro zone, IMF make progress on Greece: Juncker

By Matthias Inverardi

BIELEFELD, Germany | Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:12am EST

(Reuters) - Euro zone governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are making headway in settling a row over how to make Greece's debt manageable, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Saturday.

Germany, France Say November Key to Keeping Greece in Euro

By Tony Czuczka and Brian Parkin on October 30, 2012

France and Germany will strive over the next four weeks to stop Greece from unsettling markets as officials work to put the country’s faltering bailout plan back on the rails, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.

Greek savings are a 'sensational achievement'

EUROZONE CRISIS

DW.DE

http://www.dw.de/greek-savings-are-a-sensational-achievement/a-16322050

European parliament member Jorgo Chatzimarkakis explains why the Greek government has done a good job in handling the state debt crisis so far - but why it also needs more time.

DER SPIEGEL: Germany Is Considering A Buy-Back Plan To Slash Greece's Huge Pile Of Debt

Alexandra Hudson, Reuters   | Oct. 21, 2012, 8:11 AM

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Finance Ministry is considering a debt buy-back as a possible way of reducing Greece's huge debt pile which threatens to rise well above a target level of 120 percent of GDP by 2020, according to German news magazine Spiegel.

EU leaders clash on fiscal powers as Greeks protest

Nikolia Apostolou and Sumi Somaskanda Special for USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/10/18/eu-debt-crisis-greece-protest/1641571/

European leaders meet to discuss fiscal unity amid disagreement over how to achieve it and protests over budget cuts in Greece.

Softening stance on Greece, Merkel rules out default

(Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out letting Greece default on its debt, in the latest sign Berlin is softening its stance towards Athens ahead of an eagerly awaited report on its reform progress from the "troika" of international lenders.

Germany holds firm on Greece as IMF pressure mounts

By Antoni Slodkowski and Julien Toyer

TOKYO | Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:34am EDT

(Reuters) - Germany held firm on Friday in insisting it was too soon to say Greece deserved more time to meet its budget-cutting goals even as the head of the IMF laid out the case for leniency.

Greece’s biggest cheerleader: Angela Merkel

Posted by Anthee Carassava on October 9, 2012 at 3:53 pm

 The Washington Post

ATHENS, Greece – Last summer, as a team of top European leaders huddled in a Brussels ballroom to discuss the continent’s deepening debt crisis, Antonis Samaras walked into a hostile reception.

Athens Braces for Visit by Merkel

Security Is Boosted as Authorities Fear Protests Could Grow and Overshadow Mission to Show Unity

By PHILIP PANGALOS and JAMES ANGELOS

ATHENS—The Greek capital was bracing for a security clampdown as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday on her first visit to Athens since the debt crisis began.

Greece: Merkel's euro headache returns

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19868571

The moment will be watched closely. On Tuesday the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will visit Athens. It will be her first visit to Greece since the crisis erupted nearly three years ago.