Steffen Kampeter Deputy Finance Minister, Germany

Published: April 17, 2013, 12:30 a.m.

Angela Merkel is a politician caught between a rock and a hard place. In Germany, a new party accuses her of doing too much to keep alive the hated Euro currency. Other eurozone members say her government is not doing enough, fearful of those domestic critics ahead of this autumn's federal election. Hardtalk speaks to Germany\u2019s deputy finance minister Steffen Kampeter. Just how big a price is Germany prepared to pay to save the euro-project, and its own reputation?

(Image: Steffen Kampeter, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)