BERLIN, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck warned the European Union may have to rescue individual countries overwhelmed by national debt.

PARIS, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Germany has urged the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to list Switzerland, one of its members, as a tax haven.

BERLIN, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The financial crisis will cost the United States its status as a global financial superpower, German Minister of Finance Peer Steinbruck said Thursday.

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 18 (UPI) -- The head of Germany's largest bank has called for an international group to monitor the global financial crisis and asked for government help.

BRUSSELS, March 5 (UPI) -- The European Commission said it will accelerate proposals on new tax laws to clamp down on tax evasion, it was reported Wednesday.

BONN, Germany, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Deutsche Post AG Chief Executive Officer Klaus Zumwinkel resigned Monday, a day after German investigators alleged he had engaged in a tax dodge.

ESSEN, Germany, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Germany is supporting Russia and China's efforts to join the Group of Seven industrialized nations, an official announced in Essen Saturday. German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck announced his support at a G7 news conference, Deutsche Welle reported.