Philosopher Slavoj Žižek and former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, discuss Europe’s future. Click here for the South Bank website With the recent economic crisis in Greece, unprecedented challenges to centralised European policy, and the lack of consensus on the … Continue reading →
Click here for a video of the event, here for more photos and here for a tv interview with state channel ORF-tv.Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives
In this 30 minute conversation with Martin Wolf, the FT’s Chief Economics Commentator), we discussed the on-going Eurozone crisis, what policies might end it, and the political impediments to their implementation. A detailed list of Martin’s questions follows. For readers without … Continue reading →
For a report on the talk published by Cambridge University student newspaper VARSITY, click here. To hear the complete talk, click below.Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives
Yanis Varoufakis was appointed as Greek finance minister after the far-left Syriza party came to power inJanuary. The academic resigned in July after it became clear Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was going to askfor a third bailout, despite winning a referendum that … Continue reading →
For the DW site, click here DW: Mr. Varoufakis, you have written a book called “Time for Change,” in which you try to explain economics to your teenage daughter. Why? Yanis Varoufakis: To be entirely honest with you – my … Continue reading →
Since my resignation from the finance ministry, in protest at our government’s capitulation to the troika, I have been spending my time and energy to transfer the spirit of the Athens Spring to the heart of Europe – to promote … Continue reading →
Yanis Varoufakis and Paul Mason in conversation at Central Hall, Westminster, in front of a live audience, on Europe’s inherent democratic deficit and the urgent need to tackle it.Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives
Until the Cambridge Union releases the youtube video of my address, here is an audio of my presentation on the theme: THE EURO CRISIS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CAMBRIDGE TRADITION.Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Politics and Economics, … Continue reading →
For the OpenDemocracy site click picture above. Or read on… As he prepares to launch a new, pan-European movement for change, Yanis Varoufakis sits down with Can Europe make it? to discuss democracy in Europe, Brexit, and the other part … Continue reading →
