Peer Steinbrueck of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) delivers a speech during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin November 9, 2012. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
BERLIN (Reuters) - German chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrueck warned in a newspaper interview released on Saturday that German taxpayers could get stuck with a large bill if Greece were to default on its loans.
Steinbrueck told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that Germany has so far only provided loan guarantees for Greece but that could end up costing German taxpayers billions of euros. He said the government should make that fact clear to the public at home.
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