For the El Diario site click here. For the original English language version of the interview… As much as I would like this piece to be forward-looking, it is hard not to start by asking you how different Greece and Europe … Continue reading →
The year 2015 did not begin – or end – as Yanis Varoufakis might have predicted. This time last year, having finished a busy academic term at the University of Texas in Austin where he was a visiting professor in … Continue reading →
Filed under: Democratise the Euro!, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Post-MinFin missives
The English text(*) of the discussion with Peer Peeperkorn, on which this article in de Volksrant was based, follows: -Let’s go back to your brief period in office first. What were the happiest moments during that time? “When I would … Continue reading →
The English text of the answers I sent to L’Espresso follows. The interview covers the Spanish elections, the latest from Greece’s never ending depression and, more importantly, a foreshadowing of the pan-European movement (not party!) that will be launched in … Continue reading →
Paul Mason’s recently released four-part documentary #THIS IS A COUP, on the crushing of the Athens Spring, offers much food for thought. Paul and I have had many opportunities to discuss the issues it covers, including on stage in London … Continue reading →
As I am a central character in this dramatisation of the five month-long standoff between our government and the Eurogroup/Troika, I am loath to offer a critical review. However, it may be useful to listeners (but also to the BBC’s … Continue reading →
Click on the icon above or hereFiled under: Banking Crisis, European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Post-MinFin missives
For an audio, click here.Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives, The Global Minotaur: A theory of the Global Crisis
Since stepping down as Greece’s finance minister in the leftist Syriza government, Yanis Varoufakis has been touring the world with his words, giving speeches to packed-out audiences. He spends much of the year with his wife Danae Stratou on Aegina, … Continue reading →
