[identity profile] bart-calendar.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
Germany wants the Euro to take as large a hit as possible to boost exports and doesn't give a flying fuck it if hurts other countries and since Germany has tons of excess capital that other EU companies don't they can put pressure on for loans to go through.

[identity profile] gonzo21.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
And in the meantime if it shatters a number of large French banks, then that's also good for German business?

[identity profile] bart-calendar.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Germany's level of concern for what happens to the French or French businesses if fairly well documented historically.