He also seems to respect Merkel and Schäuble, Germany's finance minister "Angela Merkel is by far the most astute politician in Europe. There is no doubt about

He also seems to respect Merkel and Schäuble, Germany's finance minister "Angela Merkel is by far the most astute politician in Europe. There is no doubt about it. And Wolfgang Schäuble, her Finance Minister, is perhaps the only European politician with intellectual substance. He's a genuine committed European and a deep down federalist." http://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/greek-finance-minister-varoufakis-we-will-smash-them-2172498.html http://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/greek-finance-minister-v...