Wolfgang Schaeuble
Cyprus MPs study bailout 'Plan B' as meltdown looms
Mar 22, 2013 04:39 EDT
Cyprus is scrambling to overhaul its banking sector to avoid financial meltdown, after the European Central Bank threatened to pull the plug on emergency funding for the island's lenders.
Cyprus launches banking overhaul as meltdown looms
Mar 21, 2013 23:17 EDT
Cyprus is scrambling to overhaul its banking sector to avoid financial meltdown, after the European Central Bank threatened to pull the plug on emergency funding for the island's lenders.
Emergency meeting after Cyprus MPs reject bank levy
Mar 20, 2013 01:54 EDT
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has called an emergency meeting of party leaders Wednesday in a frantic search for a viable plan B after MPs rejected the terms of an EU bailout aimed at saving Cyprus from bankruptcy.
Eurozone still ready to help Cyprus after vote
Mar 19, 2013 19:26 EDT
Eurozone finance ministers said Tuesday they still stood ready to help Cyprus after the island's parliament voted down a debt bailout accord which included an unprecedented bank deposit levy.
Furious Cyprus MPs reject controversial bank tax
Mar 19, 2013 17:35 EDT
Angry MPs on Tuesday rejected a divisive levy on bank accounts as part of a bailout aimed at saving Cyprus from bankruptcy, decrying as "blackmail" the EU-IMF deal that now lies in tatters.
Eurozone, IMF agree 10-bn-euro Cyprus bailout
Mar 15, 2013 23:21 EDT
Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund struck a deal early Saturday to bail out Cyprus with aid of up to 10 billion euros, diplomats said after some 10 hours of talks.
Eurozone tackles sensitive Cyprus debt bailout
Mar 15, 2013 18:14 EDT
Eurozone finance ministers thrashed out a bailout for Cyprus late on Friday, edging towards a new and reduced framework for a fifth member state in the three-year debt crisis.
EU leaders wrestle with austerity as 1,000s protest
Mar 14, 2013 11:52 EDT
European Union leaders wrestled on Thursday with German demands for strict austerity and a French-led push for growth-friendly spending at a summit targeted by thousands of protesters angered by rampant unemployment.
EU leaders seek to balance austerity and growth
Mar 14, 2013 10:56 EDT
European Union leaders tried Thursday to find a balance between austerity and growth policies amid rising fears of social unrest as unemployment soars and Europe's economy remains in the doldrums.
EU leaders try to balance austerity, growth
Mar 13, 2013 23:37 EDT
European Union leaders try Thursday to find a difficult balance between austerity policies adopted to cut debt and calls to spend more to generate growth and jobs in an economy stuck in the doldrums.
EU delays bank bonus cap as Britain offers hope of deal
Mar 05, 2013 10:36 EST
European Union governments on Tuesday delayed a decision on controversial bank bonus caps after Britain offered hope of an overall deal if given more time to negotiate.
EU delays bank bonus ban as Britain offers hope of deal
Mar 05, 2013 09:40 EST
European Union governments on Tuesday delayed a decision on controversial bank bonus caps after Britain offered hope of an overall deal if given more time to negotiate.
Italian leftist leader starts tough deadlock talks
Feb 26, 2013 23:02 EST
Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani faced weeks of tough talks after admitting he had "come first but not won" key elections, as the markets reacted nervously to the political stalemate.
Italian leftist leader seeks way out of deadlock
Feb 26, 2013 17:26 EST
Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani admitted Tuesday he had "come first but not won" key elections and asked parties to help him push through reforms amid a political deadlock that sent markets tumbling.
Austerity-hit Italy votes as protest party rises
Feb 24, 2013 02:49 EST
Italians fed up with austerity went to the polls on Sunday in elections likely to be won by the centre-left, as Europe held its breath for signs of fresh instability in the eurozone's third economy.
Italians set to vote as Europe watches
Feb 23, 2013 20:46 EST
Italians head to the polls on Sunday and Monday for their first general election since the ousting of Silvio Berlusconi in a climate of economic crisis and amid fears of fresh political instability.
German right mulls expanding rights of gay couples
Feb 23, 2013 15:28 EST
The German right appears more open to expanding gay rights, with several leaders of the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaking in weekend interviews of bridging the gap betwee same-sex and heterosexual couples.
Austerity-hit Italy prepares for landmark election
Feb 23, 2013 13:39 EST
Italians hit by austerity and recession on Saturday prepared to take to the polls for an election that is being watched around Europe, a day after a mass rally in Rome showed rising social discontent.
G20 'determined' to halt cooperate tax avoidance
Feb 16, 2013 13:09 EST
The G20 group of the world's top economies expressed determination Saturday to crack down on companies who duck their full taxation responsibilities with elaborate schemes.
G20 seeks to banish 'economic warfare' fears
Feb 16, 2013 05:49 EST
G20 finance ministers sought on Saturday to convince markets at a meeting in Moscow they would not slide into "economic warfare" with competitive devaluations of currencies to boost activity.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Wolfgang Schäuble | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Peer Steinbrück |
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| In office 22 November 2005 – 27 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Schily |
| Succeeded by | Thomas de Maizière |
| In office April 21, 1989 – November 26, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Friedrich Zimmermann |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Seiters |
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| In office November 15, 1984 – April 21, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Waldemar Schreckenberger |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Seiters |
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Chairman of the CDU/CSU group
in the German Bundestag | |
| In office November 1991 – February 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Dregger |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Merz |
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| Born | September 18, 1942 Freiburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg University of Hamburg |
| Religion | Evangelical Church in Germany [1] |
| Website | wolfgang-schaeuble.de |
