Interviews
Behind Germany's refusal to grant Greece debt relief – Op-Ed in The Guardian
, 11/07/2015
Tomorrow’s EU Summit will seal Greece’s fate in the Eurozone. As these lines are being written, Euclid Tsakalotos, my great friend, comrade and successor as Greece’s Finance Ministry is heading for a Eurogroup meeting that will determine whether a last ditch agreement between Greece and our creditors is reached and whether this agreement contains the degree […]
Τελετή παράδοσης – παραλαβής Υπ.Οικ 06-07-2015
, 06/07/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RR4Z8VRqdoMinister No More!
, 06/07/2015
The referendum of 5th July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt-bondage.
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
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=OmqnYHmRg48Nine 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]
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_9ePUs
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 […]
Βουλή των Ελλήνων – Επίκαιρες ερωτήσεις (28-05-2015)
, 28/05/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBh1gOVq-H4Die Zeit's Q&A on Dr Wolfgang Schäuble
, 20/05/2015
Die Zeit, the German good quality newspaper, asked me three questions on Dr Schäuble. I obliged them with the answers that follow. (Predictably, some news outlets went out of their way to distort them. Such is life these days…)
A Blueprint for Greece’s Recovery within a Consolidating Europe – Brussels Keynote 7th May 2015
, 15/05/2015
On 7th May 2015 I was invited to deliver a lunchtime keynote speech at the European Business Summit 2015 in Brussels. Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister introduced the talk. Click here for the accompanying powerpoint slides. The text of the talk follows below
