Luxembourg's Foreign Minister: Merkel's Fiscal Pact a 'Waste of Time and Energy'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - Luxembourg 2019-08-20

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is sharply critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's push for an EU fiscal pact. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, he says it won't hold up. Furthermore, big countries like Germany and France threaten the currency union with their egotism, he says.