Yanis Varoufakis disliked the Eurogroup president, refused to negotiate and caused Greece to lose six precious months,” writes EU Commissioner for financial affairs, Pierre Moscovici in his book.
In his latest book entitled “If it’s Midnight in the Century,” the European Commissioner refers to former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis.
In his book, the French economist refers to Varoufakis as “a rampant narcissist who cannibalizes discussions.” He stresses that for Varoufakis’ sake, the country lost six precious months and that the former minister made “all the other finance ministers to adopt a hostile attitude toward him and his government.”
Describing the first months of the SYRIZA – ANEL coalition, Moscovici writes in his book: “To thrust the knife deeper into the wound, Mr. Tsipras appointed Varoufakis minister of finance. With his academic and heterodox talk, the sophisticated appearance, the frenzied preoccupation with the media and his rampant narcissism, drew the lights on him and cannibalized discussions for several months.”
And the book continues: “He brought in the forefront his confrontation with (German Finance Minister) Wolfgang Schaeuble and an almost physical, and I can confirm that, dislike for Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem. He contributed to the intensity of the talks, refusing any negotiation, knocking out every audience with endless and repetitive speeches full of contempt, causing distress and hardening of the attitude of the partners.”
Varoufakis replied via Twitter, without, however, mentioning Moscovici’s name in his tweet: “As their third memorandum collapses, they are more determined to honor me with their hatred for not signing it. I thank them again.”
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