Schaeuble criticises foreign minister for saying Germany should pay more to EU


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  • Friday, 24 Mar 2017

FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble arrives at a euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Friday criticised Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel for saying Germany should provide more money for Greece and the European Union overall.

Debt-laden Greece has struggled to implement reforms in return for financial support, much of which has come from the EU. Germany, a major contributor to the EU's aid for Athens, holds elections in September.

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