Austria followed Italy, Spain and France, taking its distance from the hardline stance of Germany and criticized Schäuble’s policy towards Greece, DWN reported.
Schäuble managed to create an impression that Greece’s withdrawal from the monetary union would be profitable for other members.
“I think that is totally wrong. This is wrong from moral point of view, this would be the beginning of disintegration,” Faymann said.
According to him, Germany has taken a leading role in Europe, but this role is not always positive. Schäuble is hiding the fact how much the expulsion of Greece would actually cost for other Eurozone members and what consequences it would have politically, morally and economically.
Austria started criticizing German policy after the EU countries extended economic sanctions against Russia under German pressure. The Austrian economy has been strongly affected by the restrictive measures, which, Austrian entrepreneurs argue, do not correspond with European interests.
