This week, the German Finance Ministry outlawed naked short-selling of European government bonds, credit default swaps and some stocks.

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The German finance ministry feared the commission was trying to establish a precedent for centralized European public borrowing, through EU bonds.

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The German finance ministry said it wanted to extend a ban on naked short-selling to include German stocks and euro derivatives.

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The German finance ministry said it will examine the SEC case against Goldman before deciding on what steps, if any, to take.

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Right now, there doesn't seem to be huge pressure from Eurozone governments for the UK to chip in - although the German finance ministry is angling to find a way to hook Britain into the rescue.

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The German finance ministry felt the same.

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Citing sources in the German Finance Ministry, Der Spiegel reported that Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaulbe was attending the meeting with an internal report to stress the massively negative repercussions a Greek exit from the European Monetary Union could have.

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German's Ministry of Finance declined to comment on the comments, which a spokesman said were private.

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The graffiti on the Greek Finance Ministry says "Police Murderers, German Informers".

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