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Mr. Noyer of the ECB said that if there were a restructuring, Athens's debt would no longer be accepted as collateral for ECB loans—echoing threats last week by ECB executive board member Jürgen Stark and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, both of Germany.

Europe's Split on Debt Crisis Hardens Charles Forelle 2011

Jens Weidmann , president of the Bundesbank, is demanding that the ECB "scale back crisis measures," the precise opposite of what it is doing.

Bad Policy Can Sustain for Only So Long Irwin Stelzer 2011

With many in Europe still hoping against hope that the European Central Bank will step in more aggressively to buy bonds and bring down borrowing costs for struggling governments, Jens Weidmann, the president of Germany's Bundesbank and member of the ECB governing council, indicated that his opposition hadn't softened.

Leaders Grow Further Apart on Solutions Bernd Radowitz 2011

Changing Greek bond maturities "cannot substitute for fulfilling the adjustment program," undertaken by Greece, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said.

France Signals a Shift on Greece Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, also late last month, said: "Decisions on the assumption of further risks must be taken by governments and parliaments: Only they have the democratic legitimacy to do so."

Germany's Judgment on Bailouts Looms Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

But German central bank President Jens Weidmann, a member of the ECB's governing council, said in Washington that the ECB would be financing government budgets in violation of its charter if it lent money to the EFSF, because the EFSF is a vehicle for funding governments.

The Debate: Seeking Ways to Boost Firepower of Europe's Bailout Fund Marcus Walker 2011

Jens Weidmann, president of Germany's Bundesbank and member of the ECB governing council, said he remained vehemently opposed to the ECB printing money.

Europe Strains World's Banks Matt Phillips 2011

Reuters Jens Weidmann, president of Germany's Bundesbank, opposes the ECB printing money to ease the crisis.

Europe Strains World's Banks Matt Phillips 2011

The idea that the ECB should print money to help finance some debt-ridden euro-zone states should be put to rest for good, Mr. Weidmann said.

Leaders Grow Further Apart on Solutions Bernd Radowitz 2011

The German government appointed 42-year-old Jens Weidmann as the new president of the country's central bank in February.

Knot to Head Dutch Central Bank Anna Marij van der Meulen 2011