Year: 2015
Our NO is a majestic, big YES to a democratic, rational Europe!
, 06/07/2015
On the 25th of January, dignity was restored to the people of Greece. In the five months that intervened since then, we became the first government that dared raise its voice, speaking on behalf of the people, saying NO to the damaging irrationality of our extend-and-pretend ‘Bailout Program’. We
GREECE: Still raging against the dying of the light
, 05/07/2015
In 1967 foreign powers, in cahoots with local stooges, used the tanks to overthrow Greek democracy. In 2015 foreign powers, in cahoots with local stooges, used the banks to overthrow the Greek government. In 1967 democracy’s defenders were in disarray and the prisons, the death squads, and the torturers were working overtime. In 2015 none […]
Σχόλιο μετά το δημοψήφισμα – 05-07-2015
, 05/07/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ipF1ZSkQw0'We've made hope return to Europe' – in conversation with Paul Mason on Ch4
, 04/07/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmqnYHmRg48Άρθρο στην “Καθημερινή” – «Οχι», για ανάκαμψη και δημοκρατία εντός του ευρώ – 04/07/2015
, 04/07/2015
Στο Eurogroup του περασμένου Σαββάτου πολλοί ομόλογοί μου εξέφρασαν έντονη δυσαρέσκεια που η κυβέρνησή μας έδωσε την ευκαιρία στους πολίτες της χώρας να απαντήσουν στην πρόταση των δανειστών μ’ ένα ΝΑΙ ή μ’ ένα ΟΧΙ. «Μα είναι δυνατόν να θεωρείτε ικανούς τους κοινούς πολίτες να αποφασίσουν για τόσο σοβαρά ζητήματα;» ερωτήθην από συγκεκριμένο συνάδελφο, την […]
IMF backs (ever so peculiarly) the SYRIZA government’s debt assessment
, 03/07/2015
Debt relief ought to be at the centre of negotiations over a New Deal for Greece. That has been our government’s mantra from 26th of January, our first day on the job. Exactly five months later, on 26th of June, the IMF has conceded the point (as evidenced earlier today by the NYT) – on […]
Only the No Can Save the Euro – by James K. Galbraith
, 03/07/2015
For the original source, at Prospect Magazine, click here
Nine Myths About the Greek Crisis – by James K. Galbraith
, 03/07/2015
Click here for the original Politico site, or read on…
Why a NO vote in the Referendum is a Yes for a proud Greece in a Decent Europe – Talking with Phillip Adams, on LNL ABC Radio National
, 02/07/2015
Late Night Live has been a daily companion of mine since 1989. Phillip Adams, its presenter, is someone I consider a friend (he, in fact, interviewed me in 1991 on the… Greek crisis!). In this (yesterday’s) program he added a touch at the very end of the interview that made me (almost) to break down. Thanks […]
US Senator Bernie Sanders Blasts Greece’s Creditors
, 02/07/2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) attacked the International Monetary Fund and European authorities on Wednesday for imposing what he called excessive austerity measures on Greece in negotiations over the country’s debt payments. [Click here for the Huffington Post site, or read on]
Why we recommend a NO in the referendum – in 6 short bullet points
, 01/07/2015
Negotiations have stalled because Greece’s creditors (a) refused to reduce our un-payable public debt and (b) insisted that it should be repaid ‘parametrically’ by the weakest members of our society, their children and their grandchildren The IMF, the United States’ government, many other governments around the globe, and most independent economists believe — along with […]
As it happened – Yanis Varoufakis’ intervention during the 27th June 2015 Eurogroup Meeting
, 28/06/2015
The Eurogroup Meeting of 27th June 2015 will not go down as a proud moment in Europe’s history. Ministers turned down the Greek government’s request that the Greek people should be granted a single week during which to deliver a Yes or No answer to the institutions’ proposals – proposals crucial for Greece’s future in the Eurozone. The very […]
Ενημέρωση δημοσιογράφων μετά το Eurogroup – 27-06-2015
, 27/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5raEV_9ePUsArticle at FAZ.NET – 20-06-2015: “The choice is hers”
, 20/06/2015
Yanis Varoufakis: The choice is hers Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis appeals to German Chancellor Merkel: Trust us! 20.06.2015, von YANIS VAROUFAKIS © APYanis Varoufakis In early 2010 I disenchanted several members of the Greek government with whom I had previously enjoyed cordial relations. The reason was that I opposed their determination to seek a large […]
Greece's Proposals to End the Crisis: My intervention at today's Eurogroup
, 18/06/2015
The only antidote to propaganda and malicious ‘leaks’ is transparency. After so much disinformation on my presentation at the Eurogroup of the Greek government’s position, the only response is to post the precise words uttered within. Read them and judge for yourselves whether the Greek government’s proposals constitute a basis for agreement.
Συνέντευξη τύπου μετά το Eurogroup – 18-06-2015
, 18/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CqogKA-_XA
Ανοικτή ομιλία στο Ηράκλειο – 15-06-2015 (Γ’ Μέρος)
, 15/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYQtDZ7uDgA
Ανοικτή ομιλία στο Ηράκλειο – 15-06-2015 (Β’ Μέρος)
, 15/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDAxffdYe0
Ανοικτή ομιλία στο Ηράκλειο – 15-06-2015 (Α’ Μέρος)
, 15/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71z0BrJKkyg
Βουλή των Ελλήνων – Απάντηση σε επίκαιρες ερωτήσεις (14-06-2015)
, 14/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ZFv2qk2i8Greece, Germany and the Eurozone – Keynote at the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Berlin 8th June 2015
, 09/06/2015
CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO Thank you for inviting me. Thank you for being here. Thank you for the warm welcome. Above all thank you for the opportunity to build bridges, to pave common ground, to bring harmony in the face of blatant attempts to sow the seeds of discord between peoples whose historic duty […]
Panel session “Greece’s future in the EU” Berlin (08-06-2015)
, 08/06/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex20y_p3Qv8A Speech of Hope for Greece – a Project Syndicate Op-Ed
, 07/06/2015
ATHENS – On September 6, 1946 US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes traveled to Stuttgart to deliver his historic “Speech of Hope.” Byrnes’ address marked America’s post-war change of heart vis-à-vis Germany and gave a fallen nation a chance to imagine recovery, growth, and a return to normalcy. Seven decades later, it is my […]