Wolfgang Schäuble

Its president says it will block the fund proposed to stem the economic damage of coronavirus unless it is sufficiently ‘ambitious’

Ursula von der Leyen must soothe resentful southern member states and reassure northern hawks

Covid-19 has returned the euro’s unresolved dilemma – currency union without economic union – to the agenda

Minister says in Berlin he would not support moving to qualified EU majority voting in ‘key economic policy areas’ like taxation

Republic caught in crossfire between Germany and other bailout states

Prof Christian Kastrop attributes German policy to post-war trauma on debt and inflation

Minister for Finance’s visit aims to build ties with largest EU member ahead of Brexit

Former finance minister who clashed with policymakers from Athens to Brussels returns to parliament

For Ireland, creating time to renew old bonds with Germany was time well spent

Berlin's questioning of the principle of free movement in Europe will have a huge fallout

Fake news tweet causes palpitations in Berlin as hectic weekend of shuttle diplomacy looms

Success of Merkel’s fourth term hinges on relationship with SPD figures Scholz and Nahles

France and Germany mark treaty anniversary by calling for a ‘prosperous, competitive, more sovereign, unified and democratic Europe’

SPD faces dilemma in seeking fresh elections if grand coalition as likely after poll as now

Greece Letter: Europe’s changing landscape means more uncertainty in Athens’s relationships

Outgoing German finance chief says central bank policies risk forming ‘new bubbles’

Angela Merkel insists she has options, but her party’s match has already been made

Veteran politician takes over as Bundestag president at critical juncture in parliament’s history

Price paid by Merkel for coalition may see the flinty politician sidelined in favour of FDP candidate

Greece Letter: Regulations to eliminate unlabelled wine and olive oil will repel visitors

Minister outlines Republic’s Brexit concerns in talks with German counterpart Schäuble

Politicians will give car executives chilly reception at emergency ‘diesel summit’

Schäuble says Turkey reminds him of the authoritarian former East Germany

Despite urbanisation, Greece is a conglomerate of hard-working villages like this one

Opposition politicians say it may be legal to earn Greek money but is morally dubious

Ex-Greek finance minister lays bare lack of accountability in European machine

Minister for Finance’s success in navigating bailout sowed seeds of controversy to follow

IMF and Germany disagree on economic outlook for Athens

Finance minister Tsakalotos says Greece has done its bit through tax and pension reforms

President’s tweet claiming Germany also owes Nato dismissed by minister of defence

Far-right leader says he would ban entire cabinet until after vote in Turkey

Merkel and Lagarde agree Greece needs ‘greater flexibility’ on budget targets

Country can shake off post-war insecurity and ‘give others courage’, says Social Democrat

London’s financial centre services the whole European economy, finance minister says

Planet Business: Facts, figures and trends from the world of business this week

Bailout negotiations between Athens and its creditors have stalled – again

Instead of selling their food abroad, Greeks are leaving their country in order to eat

Irish visit marks start of diplomatic push by British chancellor before departure from EU

Postwar divisions, in the form of ‘the three Greeces’, are evident again in the current crisis

Spending crisis sees bridges slip from needing serious repairs to being public danger