The German Minister of Finances Wolfgang Schäuble expressed his skepticism about the ongoing negotiations with the Greek government over the country’s public debt, in a radio interview.
Mr. Schäuble argued that while Germany is adamant about Greece remaining a member of the Eurozone, he stressed that the recently-elected government must fulfill “the minimum of the claims”.
Regarding the critical Eurogroup session scheduled for Monday in Brussels, Mr. Schäuble noted that “from what I’ve heard about the technical talks over the weekend, I’m very sceptical, but we will get a report today and then we’ll see”, further casting in doubt the outcome on Monday.
According to various unconfirmed reports, Mr. Schäuble is said to have met with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday to debate the negotiations with Greece over the public debt.
