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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,...

Yanis Varoufakis Releases Audio Recordings of EU Meetings

Former Finance Minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis has published recordings from 2015 closed-door talks with the Eurogroup on his country’s bailout program to expose the “awful” decision-making of the troika creditors. A trove of audio files recorded between February and...

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...

Varoufakis' MeRA25 Says Government Violates Greek Diaspora's Voting Rights

Yanis Varoufakis' Mera25 party issued a statement on Monday saying that it will vote down the Greek government's new bill granting voting rights to Greek expats from their place of residence. The leftist party accuses the Greek government of deceiving...

Varoufakis Comeback Poses New Threat to Greece's Tsipras

Yanis Varoufakis was the surprise of the recent European parliamentary elections, with his party, called "Democracy in Europe Movement 2025" (DiEM25), coming only a few votes shy of snatching a seat. On Thursday, the eccentric economist announced the candidates who...

Varoufakis' Party On Cusp of Losing Seat in European Parliament to ND

  Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Monday called the performance of his MeRA25 party in the elections for the European parliament "a small political revolution." His party was on the cusp of securing a seat in the EU body...

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...

PM Tsipras, Varoufakis To Make Cameo Appearances in New Costa-Gavras Film

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis are said to have agreed to make cameo appearances in an upcoming film by Greek director Costa-Gavras. The Greek film director, who lives and works in France, is now turning...

Baywatch Legend Pamela Anderson Lauds Yanis Varoufakis

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson, world famous thanks to her classic Baywatch role, arrived in Athens on Sunday and immediately caused a stir with her views on Greek politics. After she was warmly welcomed to the country with a huge bouquet...

Yanis Varoufakis to Seek European Parliament Seat in Germany (video)

Former Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis was selected on Sunday as a candidate of his party Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) for the European elections in Germany. "I accept (the nomination) because it epitomizes the new trans-national politics...

Varoufakis: Soros Asked Tsipras to Fire Me

Yanis Varoufakis, no stranger to provocative statements, is in the news again following a television appearance in Greece on Monday. Speaking on Skai TV, Varoufakis claimed that investor George Soros had asked Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to fire Varoufakis...

Dijsselbloem Calls Varoufakis' Handling of the Greek Crisis 'Catastrophic'

During an interview on Greece's ANT1 television station on Monday evening, the former president of Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said that ’ handling of the Greek crisis was "catastrophic" for Greece. Dijsselbloem also accused Varoufakis of trying to constantly undermined the...

Varoufakis: Greek Banks and State Should Not Have Been Saved

The bailout plan that saved the banks and Greek state, has allowed  the country to remain in “same black hole” from over a decade ago, according to Greece's former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. Even as the bailout program comes to its conclusion, during an...

Yanis Varoufakis Hails Greek Bailout Referendum as 'Celebration of Democracy'

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis hailed the referendum of July 5, 2015 as a "celebration of Democracy", to mark its third anniversary. In a series of tweets in both English and Greek, Varoufakis says that "three years ago, today,...

Varoufakis Says Debt Deal 'Extends Greek Bankruptcy into 2060'

Former Greek finance minister and one-time ally of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Yanis Varoufakis, has claimed Greece's "bankruptcy" has been extended by five more decades. Varoufakis, now a founder of the DiEM25 movement, tweeted in aftermath of the Greek debt-relief...