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Yanis Varoufakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάνης" Βαρουφάκης,pronounced [ˈʝanis varuˈfacis]; born 24 March 1961) is an academic economist who was a member of the Greek parliament between January and September 2015. He represented the ruling Syriza party and held the position of Minister of Finance for seven months. He voted against the terms of the third bailout package for Greece. In December 2015 he announced plans to launch a pan-European movement the following February.
Varoufakis is a participant in the current debates on the global and European crisis, the author of The Global Minotaur and several academic texts on economics and game theory, Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Athens and a private consultant for Valve Corporation. He is a dual Greek-Australian citizen and describes himself as a 'libertarian Marxist': "In truth, Karl Marx was responsible for framing my perspective of the world we live in, from my childhood to this day. It is not something that I volunteer to talk about in 'polite society' much these days because the very mention of the M-word switches audiences off."
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Harald Schumann On The Trail - Talking to Yanis Varoufakis. For better comprehension, we recommend to activate English subtitles in the player. This interview was recorded in June 2014, before Varoufakis became Finance Minister of Greece. Excerpts of the interview have been used within the film "The Trail Of The Troika" by Harald Schumann and Arpad Bondy. Watch the complete documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLB3uu1IXM0 We also recommend the first film by Harald Schumann and Arpad Bondy, "The Secret Bank Bailout", here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5sTyAXyAo
Deutsche Version des Interviews: http://bit.ly/1WWlCdX Selten zuvor hat ein Politiker so offen Details aus Regierungsgesprächen ausgepludert. Yanis Varoufakis gefällt sich darin, Tabus zu brechen. Und sich an Wolfgang Schäuble zu reiben. Für die SWR/ARD-Dokumentation „Schäuble – Macht und Ohnmacht“ hat Stephan Lamby auch Griechenlands Ex-Finanzminister befragt. dbate.de zeigt eine Langfassung des Interviews. Was wurde wirklich besprochen, als sich Wolfgang Schäuble und Yanis Varoufakis im vergangenen März in Brüssel im kleinsten Kreis trafen? Varoufakis schildert das Gespräch so: „Er hat versucht, mich von der Notwendigkeit eines Grexit zu überzeugen.“ Schäuble will sich selbst nicht ausführlich über das Gespräch äußern, es sei ja vertraulich gewesen. Nur so viel: „Er war ja auch für ein...
Gerade einmal sieben Monate als Finanzminister der Syriza-Regierung haben Prof. Yanis Varoufakis in Deutschland zum gefühlt bekanntesten Griechen seit Sokrates gemacht. Der Volkswirtschaftler mit Ausbildung an den Universitäten von Essex und East Anglia, der später an der britischen Elite-Uni Cambridge, sowie an den Universitäten von Sydney, Glasgow, Louvain und Athen als Professor lehrte, wird in den deutschen „Qualitätsmedien“ gerne als „Popstar“ lächerlich gemacht – obwohl er die meisten Berufspolitiker in der EU in Sachen Fachwissen klar deklassiert. Varoufakis wäre mit seiner Expertise natürlich vor allem ein veritabler politischer Gegner für den Anführer der Anti-Griechen in der EU, den Juristen Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble – wenn sich Schäuble nicht darauf verlassen könnte, dass nur er u...
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis tells me he would love to give Brussels a shock – but a Brexit vote to leave the EU in the UK’s refrendum in June would lead to the disintegration of the European Union and a return to the xenophobia, racism and ultra-nationalism of the 1930s. He also argues that it could also lead to Boris Johnson becoming prime minister. We also chatted about his 'erratic Marxism', whether capitalism will eat democracy, his thoughts about the European Union's treatment of Greece, his decision to resign from the Syriza government, his relationship with Alexis Tsipras and DiEM25, Yanis Varoufakis's attempt to reform the European Union. Subscribe here for more ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Find our more about DiEM25 ► here http://diem25.org/ And sign the peti...
In an exclusive interview with MEE, the former Greek finance minister gives his opinion on the economics of war, terror and refugees Interviewer: Charles B. Anthony Filmed and directed by Yanis Mendez and William Pine
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Interview with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.
In his brief 7-month tenure as finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis became one of the most prominent figures in Europe, as the leader of the newly elected radical left government’s negotiations with its lenders, the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission, collectively known as the troika. When the government’s attempt at reaching an agreement that would change the harsh austerity terms imposed on Greece in the previous bailouts failed, Varoufakis left two conflicting legacies: as a modern European folk hero to some and as the sign of utter destruction to others. In his talk with AthensLive, Varoufakis comments on some of his experiences with SYRIZA’s leadership – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Vice-President Yannis Dragasakis...
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":http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/06/seven-reasons-why-yanis-varoufakis-is-now-a-political-legend is back with a vengeance - launching a new pan-European movement that he says aims to bring democracy back to EU decision making. To discuss the future, as well as the thorny past, Varoufakis joined euronews' Isabelle Kumar in Athen… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/02/23/disintegrating-eurozone-must-be-saved-from-itself-yanis-varoufakis-and-his-plan Don’t miss our next interview – subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GlobalConversationYT Website: http://euronews.com/globalconversation The ...
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