German fin min out on the wires

Stating the obvious somewhat but hey we're duty bound to report it.

  • a number of EU countries have seen a rise in debt, this is clearly going in the wrong direction
  • there needs to be adjustments by May even if these are difficult to push through domestically
  • expects that EU will finish examining Greek reforms by their Easter holidays in April
  • EU still wants IMF on board for Greek bailout programme