Jens Weidmann: “There is no point in trying to dress up the facts” Interview with Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, published on 26 September 2012.
*  *  *  In an interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Bundesbank President Dr Jens Weidmann explains why he was the only member of the ECB Governing Council to vote against the new bond purchase programme. He raises his concerns about monetary policy taking on fiscal tasks and draws conclusions for his own position.