Wolfgang Schäuble: ‘Europe will only work if the rules are the same for smaller and bigger member states’

Germany has had a central role in shaping the policies that have been implemented to address the Eurozone crisis and the persistent economic problems faced by European countries in its aftermath. Following a lecture at LSE on the 3 March 2016 'Managing Europe – What is Germany's Responsibility?', Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, took questions from LSE staff and students on the need for rules to be applied consistently across all states, the impact of austerity policies on the European economy, and the UK’s June 2016 referendum on EU membership.

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The Guardian, 06.03.16: EU referendum: British exit would be 'poison', says German finance minister http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/06/british-exit-eu-poison-german-finance-minister-wolfgang-schaeuble

Deutsche Welle, 06.03.16: German Finance Minister Schäuble warns Brexit would be economic 'poison' http://dw.com/p/1I88o

ESO: Background information: Merkel tells Cameron a ‘reasonable package’ should avoid Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-tells-cameron-a-reasonable-package-should-avoid-brexit-cameron-asks-germans-to-help-keep-britain-in-eu/

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