In conversation with Joseph Stiglitz on the Eurozone Crisis – at the INET-OECD conference, 9 April 2015
Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Modest Proposal
European Crisis
Of Greeks and Germans: Re-imagining our shared future
Any sensible person can see how a certain video[1] has become part of something beyond a gesture. It has sparked off a kerfuffle reflecting the manner in which the 2008 banking crisis began to undermine Europe’s badly designed monetary union, … Continue reading →
On BBC tv NEWSNIGHT
As a fan of the BBC, I must say I was appalled by the depths of inaccuracy in the reporting underpinning this interview (not to mention the presenter’s considerable rudeness). Still, and despite the cold wind on that balcony, it … Continue reading →
Talking to Phillip Adams, on the ABC’s LNL
On my first day on the ‘job’, as Greece’s Finance Minister, I took a few minutes off to talk to my favourite voice and intellect on the wireless. Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis
Heard the news? Greece’s finance minister is no extremist – THE TELEGRAPH
Yanis Varoufakis: Greece’s future finance minister is no extremist The man touted as frontunner to be Syriza’s finance minister is not the socialist firebrand which one might expect By Peter Spence, Economics Correspondent 3:07PM GMT 26 Jan 2015 Syriza, a … Continue reading →
Yesterday Greek democracy raged against the dying of the light. Europe and the World should join us
Today, the people of Greece gave a vote of confidence to hope. They used the ballot box, in this splendid celebration of democracy, to put an end to a self-reinforcing crisis that produces indignity in Greece and feeds Europe’s darkest … Continue reading →
Biblical economics leave everybody blind and toothless – Interviewed by Johanna Jaufer
Am Sonntag wählt Griechenland ein neues Parlament. In den Umfragen liegt das Linksbündnis SYRIZA an erster Stelle. Die Partei rund um Alexis Tsipras wirbt mit der Ankündigung, sich um einen Schuldenerlass für Griechenland zu bemühen. Schon lange informeller Berater der … Continue reading →
Attacking oligarchy, poverty and unreason for European democracy’s sake – interviewed for Channel 4 by Paul Mason
Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis, Politics and Economics
On the consequences of Mr Draghi’s impending QE announcement – in THE ECONOMIST
Jan 20th 2015, 14:10 BY YANIS VAROUFAKIS | UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Yanis Varoufakis is a professor of economic theory at the University of Athens and Syriza parliamentary candidate in the general election on 25th January. In November he outlined a plan to … Continue reading →
«La Grèce peut forcer l’Europe à changer» – La Tribune
INTERVIEWYanis Varoufakis is a candidate for Syriza to the 25 January elections in Greece. (Credit: Reuters) Interview by Romaric Godin, Athens | 01/20/2015, 1:16 p.m. – 2597 words Yanis Varoufakis, economist and author of “Minotaur Planetary” is a candidate for … Continue reading →