The CDU politician has been a member of the Bundestag for half a century. In the Handelsblatt interview he talks about his experiences.
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Berlin From his desk, Wolfgang Schäuble looks at souvenirs of his political work. A photo of people in black clothing forming a zero hangs on the wall in his Bundestag office. A farewell gift from the officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance to their former minister, who set standards with the debt-free budget. Below, a caricature shows Schäuble as President of the Bundestag, how he ensured silence in the plenary hall with the bell in his hand.
Schäuble was elected to the Bundestag on November 19, 1972 and has been a member of Parliament without interruption ever since. Half a century in which the CDU politician was, among other things, head of the chancellery, interior minister, finance minister and finally the president of the Bundestag. But the current crises also frighten the 80-year-old. He has never experienced such a threatening situation as he is at the moment, says Schäuble in an interview with the Handelsblatt.
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