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Saturday, July 18, 2015

German finance ministry dismisses speculation Schaeuble to resign

The German finance ministry dismissed speculation in German media on Saturday that Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was considering resignation over differences of opinion with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the issue of Greece. Germany's Der Spiegel printed an interview with 72-year-old Schaeuble in which he said he could always ask the president to relieve him of his duties in response to a question about whether problems could arise if the chancellor and finance minister had divergent opinions on financial support for Greece. Some German media published reports based on the interview suggesting that Schaeuble was thinking about stepping down.


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