Michael Fuchs

Published: Feb. 27, 2015, noon

Berlin doesn\u2019t house any of the European Union\u2019s key institutions, but there is no doubt this is the power capital of Europe \u2013 something Greece\u2019s new left-wing Government now knows all too well. Germany calls the shots when it comes to shaping Europe\u2019s economic policy. HARDtalk\u2019s Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential member of Chancellor Merkel\u2019s CDU party \u2013 Vice-Chairman of the parliamentary party Michael Fuchs. In the high stakes showdown over Greece\u2019s debt, has Germany used its power wisely?