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'Our economy has the potential for a rapid turnaround'

Bernd Riegert
September 15, 2023

At an informal meeting of eurozone finance ministers in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner (Free Democrats) spoke with DW correspondent Bernd Riegert.

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Bernd Riegert
Bernd Riegert Senior European correspondent in Brussels with a focus on people and politics in the European Union
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