Deputy fin min Spahn on Bloomberg

  • Europe needs to continue its reform strategy
  • There is no room for rest on reform
  • EU still faces structural barriers to growth
  • Loosening deficit cuts wouldn't help euro member states
  • More debt is part of the problem, not the solution
  • EU states must show that commitments are credible
  • Sharing risks means sharing sovereignty
  • Common euro deposit insurance is inconceivable right now
  • Common EU rules must be mutually respected and enforced

When it comes to rules, the German's wouldn't give an inch of wiggle room

  • Expects at least €6bn budget surplus in 2015
  • Will use surplus for refugees in 2016