Meeting of German-speaking Finance Ministers in Berlin

People ♦ Published: March 15, 2013; 11:39 ♦ (Vindobona)

On Wednesday, 13 March 2013, German Finance Minister Dr Wolfgang Schäuble welcomed the German-speaking Finance Ministers of Europe to talks in Berlin. The talks focused on current finance and fiscal policy issues.

Meeting of German-speaking Finance Ministers in Berlin / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In addition to an exchange of views on various topics in the realm of fiscal and finance policy, in particular the battle against tax avoidance by major corporations was on the agenda.

This year, Dr Schäuble invited his Austrian counterpart Dr Maria Fekter, Swiss Finance Minister Dr Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Liechtenstein’s Head of Government Dr Klaus Tschütscher, and…