German Finance Minister, Speaking in Trinity, Calls for Stronger Political and Banking Union in Europe

Edmund Heaphy | Deputy Editor German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said today at Trinity’s Long Room Hub that Ireland’s growth forecast was “a huge exception” in a European economy where most member states are predicting lower than expected growth and called for a stronger political and banking union in Europe. Schäuble was participating in a panel discussion with Irish Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. The discussion was facilitated by Trinity College Dublin at its arts and humanities research centre this afternoon. Schäuble said that there was “no magic way to improve the European economy”, but that Europe has a “viable way” and that “structural reforms … Continue reading German Finance Minister, Speaking in Trinity, Calls for Stronger Political and Banking Union in Europe