{"id":27920,"date":"2015-06-09T23:40:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=27920"},"modified":"2015-06-09T23:43:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T21:43:23","slug":"27920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/27920\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkel and Finance Minister Schaeuble Quarrel over Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A split between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is widening over Greece as the funding standoff goes down to the wire, said people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

Merkel is ready to make concessions to keep Greece in the euro because of geopolitical concerns, while Schaeuble is willing to let the country exit the euro unless its government takes measures to ensure the country\u2019s long-term survival in the monetary union.<\/p>\n

That divide is also reflected in Merkel\u2019s parliamentary caucus, which is increasingly uneasy with letting the 41-member budget committee decide on disbursing any aid to Greece and is looking instead at a vote of the lower house of parliament on a deal that includes changes to previous agreements.<\/p>\n

While Merkel has repeatedly said she\u2019ll keep working to allow Greece to stay in the euro area, Schaeuble has emphasized that the contagion risk from the country possibly exiting the bloc is \u201cmarginal.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n
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