German fin min on Deutschlandfunk Radio with a repeat of the mantra aimed primarily at France, Italy and Belgium

We know that some of our partners are in a more difficult situation than we we’re in and we know that we all have a common obligation and have to show solidarity

We’ve got to make sure that we all respect the EU rules and we’ve got a joint responsibility to boost growth and be more successful in the fight against unemployment, especially youth unemployment

The EU Commission will today tell France, Italy and Belgium that their 2015 budgets risk breaking EU rules, but it will defer decisions on any action until early March, according to draft docs seen by Reuters

Schaeuble reaching out on budget deficits

Schaeuble reaching out on budget deficits