From German veteran, a plea for understanding for Greece


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Jul 2015

LONDON (Reuters) - Amid rising anger in Germany at Greece, a former German central banker showed some understanding on Thursday for the near- bankrupt country, saying Europe's monetary union was held together by values far more important than debt.

Ernst Welteke, president of the Bundesbank from 1999-2004, said that while the election of the Syriza party in January derailed Greece's nascent economic recovery, the current crisis was not entirely Syriza's fault.

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