Wolfgang Schauble
Wolfgang Schauble
Wolfgang Schäubleis a German politician of the Christian Democratic Unionwho has served as Germany's Federal Minister of Finance in the second and third Merkel cabinets since 2009...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 September 1942
CountryGermany
Wolfgang Schauble quotes about
jobs addresses might
My job is not to predict everything that might happen in the future, but to address what we can do today.
country greek benefits
It is true that no member state can be required to make payments to others. But if countries want to offer voluntary assistance, as in the Greek case, this isn't only allowed, but it's also in Germany's interest. We all benefit by ensuring the stability of the euro zone.
reliability
Reliability is the precondition for trust.
vacation firsts germany
I would caution against fueling cheap populism. First of all, every German who has spent a vacation in Greece knows that the standard of living there isn't higher than it is in Germany. Second, Greece is paying a high price for European assistance.
senior mean competition
Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.
development watches crisis
We are facing a whole collection of crisis-like developments that we have to watch closely. But we also have to be careful what we point to as crisis indicators.
unions believer firm
I'm a firm believer in the monetary union.
oil way significant
The significant collapse of oil prices shows that it was previously way too high.
happy-life next moments
You can lead a happy life if you recognize that it's limited and completely unpredictable from one moment to the next.
migration pressure negotiation
It is clear to us that we will have to become more involved in our neighboring regions so that the migration pressures aren't so high there. Of course the budget negotiations will be difficult, as they always are.
country decision border-control
We know that the abilities of European Union member states are not infinite. As such, it makes little sense for us to criticize each other.All of us accepted Sweden's decision to introduce border controls too. And that is a country that was for decades the most open to immigration.