Essays
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_4056056273Do they really want your money back? op-ed in Bild Zeitung
, 02/02/2016
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A 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 […]
Are we heading for a crash? The Guardian
, 29/01/2016
Click here for The Guardian site or if you want to read the longer version of my entry…
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 […]
Our nations and the EU – in conversation with Lord Howard of Lympne 25 OCT 2015
, 24/10/2015
On our nations and the EU With Yanis Varoufakis and Michael Howard, Lord Howard of Lympne. Sunday Morning Live (12.15pm), The Tabernacle, 35 Powis Square, off Portobello Road London W11 2AY
This Friday, in London: Toward a New Politics for Europe – with Paul Mason
, 19/10/2015
Ever since the financial crash, the left has struggled to articulate a future for Europe that takes into account the needs of all its citizens. But this year, two anti-austerity movements with very different styles shot to prominence and to popularity - Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain. The UK is witnessing the surge [...]Democratising Europe and Academic Freedom – University of Coimbra, 17th October 2015
, 19/10/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNN9U65-HI&feature=youtu.beBarcelona 15th October 2015 – in conversation with Monica Terribas
, 17/10/2015
FOREX NEWS kindly took notes of the main points of my conversation with Monica Terribas at the El Born Cultural Centre in Barcelona. I used their notes as a template for notes that I superimposed – see below. To watch the video of the discussion, click here.
Ada Colau meets Yanis Varoufakis to proclaim that "another Europe is possible"
, 15/10/2015
EUROPA PRESS Barcelona Mayor met Wednesday with former Minister Greek Finance to discuss democracy in Europe. Τhe meeting was attended by First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, Gerardo Pisarello and Varoufakis’ wife, artist Danae Stratou.
Discussing European Democracy in Barcelona – 15th October 2015, 19.00
, 12/10/2015
At Barcelona’s Born Cultural Centre. at the invitation of Mayor Ada Colau, ion conversation with Monica Terribas. Live streaming here.
Fighting for our Future: Public meeting in London on 14th September 2015
, 09/10/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Gd3bluAHoDémocratiser l’euro! – L'OBS, 8 October 2015
, 08/10/2015
Click here or on the adjacent icon for a pdf of my interview with L’OBS
What to do about Europe? – At the Volksbühne Theatre, Berlin, 6th October 2015
, 08/10/2015
At the legendary Volksbühne Berlin theatre in discussion with Franco „Bifo“ Berardi, Srećko Horvat and Guillaume Paoli
Greece without illusions – op-ed in Project Syndicate
, 05/10/2015
ATHENS – “The costliest minor government reshuffle in Greece’s history.” That is at least one way to describe the result of the Greek general election on September 20. Indeed, with few exceptions, the same ministers have returned to the same offices as part of an administration backed by the same odd pair of parties (the […]
Artists should be feared by the powerful – Keynote closing the 6th Moscow Biennale, 1st October 2015 (audio)
, 04/10/2015
Click above for an audio of my Moscow talk – which RT-tv was broadcasting live until I began to criticise the Putin government…
Entretien exclusif – YANIS VAROUFAKIS sur ECORAMA
, 01/10/2015
Yanis Varoufakis était l’invité de Boursorama mercredi 30 septembre dans l’émission Ecoramaanimée par David Jacquot. L’ancien ministre des Finances grec est revenu sur les coulisses des négociations de cet été, tout en livrant ses opinions sur l’économie française.