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In conversation with Mark Blyth: Greece, Austerity, Brexit and Europe’s other darlings

GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FORUM, 2-3 March 2016 Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis, Politics and Economics

Brexit will hasten collapse of European Union

Adam Bouyamourn reporting from the GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FORUM, March 3, 2016 Brexit risks hastening the collapse of the European Union and plunging the continent into the chaos of the 1930s, said Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister. The academic economist, … Continue reading →

On CNBC: The Refugee Crisis, Europe & Mr Osborne’s own goals

Following are excerpts from a CNBC interview with Geoff Cutmore and Hadley Gamble, and Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister. GC: It does look very much as though Greece has now been left holding the baby, if you like. This … Continue reading →

MY ‘ADVICE’ TO JEREMY CORBYN… AND GEORGE OSBORNE

BY YANIS VAROUFAKIS ON 3/2/16 AT 7:00 PM Britain’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell sits with Yanis Varoufakis in London, November 21, 2015. Varoufakis is engaging with Corbyn’s Labour and other U.K. parties.REUTERS/NEIL HALL Much was made recently of the U.K.opposition … Continue reading →

Is Greece not another compelling reason to vote for Brexit on 23rd June?

Proponents of Brexit implore British voters to reclaim their democracy by voting to ‘leave’ the EU. On the day he announced his support for Brexit, Boris Johnson, London’s Mayor, based his announcement on the (correct, in my view) judgment that … Continue reading →

The Irish have rejected ‘dead-end’, troika-inspired policies – comment in The IRISH TIMES

Old Regime is Dead. But the New Regime is Struggling to Be Born Click here for the Irish Times site. By Damian Mac Con Uladh Ireland has rejected the policies of Fine Gael Minister for Finance.  Ireland has rejected Fine Gael … Continue reading →

Reply to Open Letter by Federation of Young European Greens to DiEM25

Following the Berlin Launch of DiEM25, eleven representatives of the FEDERATION OF YOUNG EUROPEAN GREENS (including two Members of European Parliament) sent DiEM25 an Open Letter welcoming its ‘birth’ and urging us to unite in the fight for a Democratic, Sustainable, … Continue reading →

DiEM25 and the mission to save Europe – in conversation with euronews’ Isabelle Kumar

To watch the interview on the euronews site, click here : Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis locked horns with the European establishment, and ultimately had to stand down. But now the bad boy of European politics is back with a … Continue reading →

Democracy or Bust in Europe -Project Syndicate Op-Ed

BERLIN – “Europe will be democratized or it will disintegrate!” That maxim is more than a catchphrase from the manifesto of the Democracy in Europe Movement – DiEM25, the group I just helped to launch in Berlin. It is a … Continue reading →

The 3rd Option Needed in the UK Referendum Debate – in Newsweek

We need a third way Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister, speaking at the launch of the DiEM25– Good Europe campaign. “David Cameron came back with the mother of all euro-fudges to address…an electorate that is sick and tired of euro-fudges. So there … Continue reading →