Coverage dated December 26, 2023

Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81

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BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis two decades later, has died. He was 81.

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  1. The Republic

    Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81 (opens The Republic)

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    BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis two decades later, has died. He was 81.

  2. Digital Journal

    German political heavyweight Wolfgang Schaeuble dies (opens Digital Journal)

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    Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the most important figures in German politics and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, has died aged 81, the German

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis two decades later, has died. He was 81.

  4. France 24

    Veteran of German politics Wolfgang Schaeuble dies at 81 (opens France 24)

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    Wolfgang Schaeuble, who served as a member of the German parliament for over half a century, has died aged 81, ending one of Germany’s longest political careers in which he helped secure his country’s…

  5. New York Times

    Wolfgang Schäuble, German Politician Who Helped Forge European Unity, Dies at 81 (opens New York Times)

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    A key figure in the reunification of East and West Germany, he was a strict fiscal hawk as finance minister and was once seen as a likely chancellor.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81 | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81

  7. The Guardian

    German political heavyweight Wolfgang Schäuble dies aged 81 (opens The Guardian)

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    Former finance minister who survived assassination attempt was key architect of 1990 reunification

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Wolfgang Schäuble, Architect of German Reunification and Eurozone Austerity, Dies at 81 (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The staunch adherent to fiscal restraint prioritized balanced budgets at home and helped enforce austerity on the EU’s ailing economies.

  9. Bloomberg

    Schaeuble, Who Helped Forge German Reunification, Dies at 81 (opens Bloomberg)

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    Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped forge German reunification before being toppled from party leadership in 2000 by Angela Merkel, only to re-emerge almost a decade later as her finance minister during the euro crisis, has died. He was 81.

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