Portuguese Socialists "pyromaniac fireman" Schaeuble
The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble attracted again on Thursday the wrath of socialists who govern in Portugal, marked "pyromaniac fireman" from the president of the ruling party after criticizing the rerouting of Portugal on the question of austerity.
"As everyone knows, the German Finance Minister is a pyromaniac who tries to appear as a firefighter," said the president of the Portuguese Socialist Party Carlos Cesar, in response to statements made the day before Schaeuble.
"Portugal was a great success and successfully got out of the international assistance program until such time as a new government publicly announced after the elections: 'will not respect the commitments of the previous government' ', the German Minister stated.
"The fellow does not think like this" and invest in Portugal, whereas the and recognizing that the country "is able to move forward with the current policy," assured Cesar "political and social stability."
Antonio Costa prime minister intervened in the evening saying that does not pay attention "than the Germans who know Portugal and therefore know what they are talking about."
"The Germans know that Portugal invest, produce and create wealth in the country," he added.
Once they arrived to power in November 2015 thanks to an alliance with the radical left, the socialist government reviewed austerity measures were implemented from the right after a request for international assistance in 2011, however, while committing itself to restore the public deficit this year to 2.4 % of GDP.
Previous Schaeuble controversial statements about the need for a new bailout have caused the July mini diplomatic crisis between Berlin and Lisbon, which had invited the German ambassador in Portugal to protest.
"Portugal will be committing a serious error if no longer respected its commitments. He will then need to request a new assistance program and the received ", warned at a conference in Berlin the German Minister, defender of budgetary orthodoxy in Europe.
The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble attracted again on Thursday the wrath of socialists who govern in Portugal, marked "pyromaniac fireman" from the president of the ruling party after criticizing the rerouting of Portugal on the question of austerity.
"As everyone knows, the German Finance Minister is a pyromaniac who tries to appear as a firefighter," said the president of the Portuguese Socialist Party Carlos Cesar, in response to statements made the day before Schaeuble.
"Portugal was a great success and successfully got out of the international assistance program until such time as a new government publicly announced after the elections: 'will not respect the commitments of the previous government' ', the German Minister stated.
"The fellow does not think like this" and invest in Portugal, whereas the and recognizing that the country "is able to move forward with the current policy," assured Cesar "political and social stability."
Antonio Costa prime minister intervened in the evening saying that does not pay attention "than the Germans who know Portugal and therefore know what they are talking about."
"The Germans know that Portugal invest, produce and create wealth in the country," he added.
Once they arrived to power in November 2015 thanks to an alliance with the radical left, the socialist government reviewed austerity measures were implemented from the right after a request for international assistance in 2011, however, while committing itself to restore the public deficit this year to 2.4 % of GDP.
Previous Schaeuble controversial statements about the need for a new bailout have caused the July mini diplomatic crisis between Berlin and Lisbon, which had invited the German ambassador in Portugal to protest.
"Portugal will be committing a serious error if no longer respected its commitments. He will then need to request a new assistance program and the received ", warned at a conference in Berlin the German Minister, defender of budgetary orthodoxy in Europe.
