German fin min interviewed in Liberation magazine
- 15 out of 19 fin mins supported the idea
"I've always wondered, like many economists whether for Greece, with its economic situation and its administration - as Jean-Claude Juncker, the Greeks are a great people, but Greece is not a state - it would not be better to proceed with the necessary recovery of the economy through a devaluation. And that is why I explained that it might be in the interest of Greece herself that she abandons the euro for a while, to recover economically and improve its competitiveness, before returning.
But I have never advocated that we ejections Greece. I simply said that if Greece itself was of the opinion that it would be best for her - and they were actually likely to say in Greece - so we should help and support."
Some frank responses from Mr Happy to the questions posed to him
"I do not think they consider me as the villain throughout Europe. Many people, including France, approves my approach. But even if that were the case, it would not affect me, because I know who I am: I am a passionate European.
My own party, rather suspect me of being too European and not sufficiently defend German interests. My aim is for Europe to become an ensemble that manages to solve the problems that neither France nor Luxembourg, nor Germany can not solve alone"
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Schaueble's Grexit plan had large support
