17 October marked the tenth anniversary of the award ceremony of the Value Preservation and Transfer Initiative. In beautiful autumn weather at Munich’s Nymphenburg Palace, the laudator Dr Charlotte Knobloch presented the award to former Federal Minister of Finance Dr Theo Waigel for his services to Europe and the common currency that unites all Europeans.
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The sponsors and co-organisers Holger Habermann and Roland Greppmair from the KERN site in Munich had the opportunity to ask a few questions in an interview to the man who will forever be associated with the euro - ex-Federal Minister of Finance, Dr Theo Waigel.
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You can find the interview in full length here!
“Being an entrepreneur is the most beautiful thing there is”.
He became truly euphoric on the subject of ‘entrepreneurship’ when asked how to make self-employment and entrepreneurial responsibility more palatable to 30-40 year-olds. Working independently is the best thing there is,” said the octogenarian with a very satisfied look on his face. He could not imagine anything else, and in his life he has appreciated the creative freedom as an entrepreneur. At the same time, he demanded that politicians make things easier for entrepreneurs. Especially when passing on to the next generation.
“Europe will never be without problems”
Is the Europe of today still the one he fought for in his active time?”, Roland Greppmair wanted to know. You can hear the detailed answer of the former Federal Minister of Finance in the interview here!
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