European Crisis
Second Scottish independence referendum would be justifiable following Brexit – in The HeraldScotland
, 14/03/2016
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Real vs Money Incomes – the one thing we need to understand during deflationary times (with an illustration from Greece and Cyprus)
, 13/03/2016
In inflationary times, real income growth is always good news. However, in deflationary times, real income growth may well reflect a deepening recession (or even a depression). This is important to know lest deepening recession is presented as… economic recovery (as has been the EU’s wont in recent times). How can real income growth reflect […]
Guardian Live | Europe, austerity and the threat to global stability with Yanis Varoufakis, Caroline Lucas & Tariq Ali
, 08/03/2016
Thursday 7 April 2016, 7pm–8.30pm, Emmanuel Centre, London, SW1P 3DW Has the EU lost sight of its original purpose? Critics argue that agreements such as TTIP illustrate just how undemocratic the EU has become. Are weaker nations paying the debt of a financial crash which they did not cause? Has the EU been reduced to a […]
Is the finance sector fit for purpose? Public Lecture, in London (30/3), with John McDonnell MP & Anastasia Nesvetailova
, 08/03/2016
This public lecture, convened and to be chaired by John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor, is aimed at informing the conversation about the finance sector. The event is part of a series of public events to widen the debate around economics in Britain and will offer the opportunity to hear from and put questions to the speakers on a […]
Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 3 – DiEM25)
, 08/03/2016
In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click here for Part 1, here for Part 2 or here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the complete video and/or read the transcript.
Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 2 – When short-termism lasts)
, 08/03/2016
In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the video and/or read the transcript.
Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 1)
, 08/03/2016
In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click here for Part 1 or here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the complete video and/or read the transcript.
In conversation with Mark Blyth: Greece, Austerity, Brexit and Europe's other darlings
, 07/03/2016
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FORUM, 2-3 March 2016
Brexit will hasten collapse of European Union
, 04/03/2016
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.
On CNBC: The Refugee Crisis, Europe & Mr Osborne’s own goals
, 03/03/2016
Following are excerpts from a CNBC interview with Geoff Cutmore and Hadley Gamble, and Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister.
The Irish have rejected 'dead-end', troika-inspired policies – comment in The IRISH TIMES
, 27/02/2016
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 and Labour’s “dead-end policies” and Michael Noonan’s “cynical” pledge to renegotiate cuts to Ireland’s banking […]
Q&A Quora Session: DiEM, Europe, Sanders, Trump and more…
, 16/02/2016
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Varoufakis tells Irish people to ‘send Michael Noonan packing’ – The Irish Times
, 14/02/2016
Former Greek finance minister accuses government of pandering to oligarchs about 4 hours ago Ronan McGreevy (For the Irish Times site, please click here) At a Right2Change meeting in Dublin’s Mansion House, the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis accused the Irish government of pandering to oligarchs. Video: Ronan McGreevy Ireland faces a “stark choice” at […]
DiEM and the road ahead for Europe’s progressive politics – live conversation with Marisa Matias et al
, 08/02/2016
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The crucial Third Option: DiEM’s raison d’ etre – Op-ed in The Guardian
, 05/02/2016
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The Origins of the European & Global Economic Crisis – on acTVism Munich
, 03/02/2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9APkNeqe4&feature=iv&src_vid=ZcXZVPhjV8E&annotation_id=annotation_4056056273A tu per tu con Varoufakis, senza peli sulla lingua (sull’Europa e non solo) -Marcello Foa, Il Giornale
, 01/02/2016
Origina source: http://blog.ilgiornale.it/foa/2016/02/01/a-tu-per-tu-con-varoufakis/ Visto da vicino, Yanis Varoufakis convince. Ho avuto il privilegio di intervistarlo pubblicamente a Lugano e poi di trascorrere alcune ore assieme a lui. E mi ha fatto un’eccellente impressione. Mi verrebbe dire che è un greco tutto d’un pezzo, uno spirito libero, capace di rompere gli schemi e di andare oltre le […]
How the ‘Troika Effect’ was dubbed the ‘Varoufakis Effect’ – Project Syndicate Op-Ed and beyond
, 28/01/2016
As part of an impressive campaign to discredit the Athens Spring, and those of us who continue to honour and propagate its spirit, a cabal of journalists and ‘analysts’ have joined forces to depict me as the “destroyer of the Greek economy.” The purpose? To demonise the Greek people’s audacity to elect us with a […]
Cambridge Union address, 26th October 2015 – Audio
, 27/10/2015
Until the Cambridge Union releases the youtube video of my address, here is an audio of my presentation on the theme: THE EURO CRISIS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CAMBRIDGE TRADITION.
"One very simple, but radical, idea: to democratise Europe." OpenDemocracy interview
, 25/10/2015
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In conversation with Aaron Bastani on Greece and Europe
, 25/10/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03rdRWqZgb0In conversation with Aaron Bastani on Europe, UKIP and Post-Capitalism
, 25/10/2015
In conversation with Aaron Bastani discussing everything from Nigel Farage and the rise of xenophobia in the Eurozone to the intricacies of Marxism and the future after capitalism.
Schäuble’s Gathering Storm – my Project Syndicate op-ed
, 24/10/2015
ATHENS – Europe’s crisis is poised to enter its most dangerous phase. After forcing Greece to accept another “extend-and-pretend” bailout agreement, fresh battle lines are being drawn. And, with the refugee influx exposing the damage caused by divergent economic prospects and sky-high youth unemployment in Europe’s periphery, the ramifications are ominous, as recent statements by […]