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Varoufakis Accused of Breaking Coronavirus Curfew, Says He Returned Home from Parliament

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has been accused of violating the curfew imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when he traveled to his house on Aegina Island. Varoufakis, now an MP and the leader of political party MeRA25,...

Varoufakis To Publish Notorious Eurogroup Recordings from Turbulent 2015 Meetings

Greek Speaker of the House Constantine Tassoulas rebuked MeRA25 leader and ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Friday for handing an envelope over to him containing a USB of the conversations he had secretly recorded while attending a Eurogroup discussion...

Director Costa-Gavras Receives Grant To Take Varoufakis Book to Silver Screen

The Greek-French director Costa-Gavras secured recently a public grant from the Greek state of €630,000 to produce a film based on a book written by Greece's controversial former Finance Minister Yianis Varoufakis. Gavras intends to make a film out of...

Greek FinMin Varoufakis: The Only Thing We Want Is Some Time

"The only thing we ask for is not to be put under pressure by means of an ultimatum. To give us time until the end of May or the beginning of summer to be able to put our suggestions...

The Super Powers of Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis

Greek Finance Minister Yianis Voaroufakis has turned into a symbol of hope for many austerity-stricken Greeks and other Europeans that have seen their quality of life degrading as a result of EU's austerity-driven policies. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was...

Greek President, PM To Get Coronavirus Vaccine on Sunday

In a symbolic gesture, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, will be among the first individuals to get the Coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. Sakellaropoulou is not the only one to be vaccinated on December 27, though, as Greek...

Costa-Gavras Film on the Greek Crisis Premieres at Venice Festival (video)

The eagerly-awaited film by Greek director Costa-Gavras, "Adults in the Room", made its world premiere on Saturday, August 31 at the Venice Film Festival. Adapted from the book of former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, Adults in the Room allows Costa-Gravras...

Mitsotakis Government Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis won a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday night, two weeks after the national elections which were held on July 7. Mitsotakis' government received 158 votes from a total of 300 cast, allowing it...

Final Results Show New Democracy 9.35% Ahead of SYRIZA in EU Elections

The Greek Ministry of the Interior  released the official and final results of Sunday’s European Elections in Greece on Thursday, showing a lead of 9.35 percent for the New Democracy (ND) Party over ruling coalition SYRIZA. According to the final results,...

The 21 Candidates Most Likely to Become Greece's Next MEPs

As votes for each one of the individual MEP candidates are still being counted, those who are currently leading the races now seem to have a good chance of becoming Greece's next 21 MEPs. Let's take a closer look at...

Director Costa-Gavras Hits Back at Critics Over Greek Government Grant

Award-winning director Costa-Gavras said on Friday that he is "deeply insulted" by allegations of favoritism in receiving state funds to produce a film based on a book written by Greece’s controversial former Finance Minister Yianis Varoufakis. The Greek director, who...

German Ex-Finance Minister Schäuble Admits ''I Asked a Lot From The Greeks''

Wolfgang Schäuble, the former Finance minister of Germany and the current President of the German Parliament, gave an interview to Berliner Morgenpost newspaper on Monday in which he admitted that he ''asked a lot from the Greeks'' during the...

New Greek Government: The Names of the Cabinet's Potential Members

The second SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government will soon be official. With the new Greek government expected to be announced tomorrow, a few specific names that are considered favorites for certain positions in the new cabinet, have been circulating during the past...

Financial Advisory Lazard: 'Troika Is Wrong About Greece'

Shortly after taking office as the next Greek Finance Minister, Yianis Varoufakis requested the help of financial advisory Lazard in order to deal with the negotiations regarding Greece’s public debt which has reached 176% of GDP. Matthieu Pigasse, head of...

Greece: Disaster Capitalism’s Disaster

Now that TieGate has thankfully ended, dynamic duo Alexis Tsipras and Yianis Varoufakis, fresh from unwittingly disparaging la cravate on their European roadshow, return to Athens to address the hopes of a nation they shoulder. World headlines may have...