Yanis Varoufakis Guerilla Interview Part 1

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 and his successor in the ministry, Euclid Tsakalotos – as well as the ECB’s president Mario Draghi, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel and finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, the IMF’s head, Christine Lagarde and its chief technocrats, Poul Thomsen and Delia Velculescu. He also considers the current situation in Greece and shares his thoughts on Europe’s future, as rough times are all but in the past.

[MrTzelepis]

Well done guys!!! We must know the truth... Not the crap that local media feed us with....

[Dmdm_dm]

Πρώτη φορά βλέπω πρώην υπουργό να μιλάει τόσο ανοιχτά...

[Cuthbert]

where's the second part guys ? can u send a link ?

[YuriZelikov]

Yanis thinks so deeply and clearly... I afraid he is too optimistic in some things though. I am not so sure there's no conspiracy at all. I can believe that Merkel works with 3 months horizon, but Merkel has no power either. There are some people who control huge sums of currency and can have the ability to plan and steer.

[evangelospatouchas]

Από τα λεγόμενα του εδώ μπορεί να επιβεβαιωθεί ότι ήταν κοντα στο Γουδί.

[doloresbingham]

The EU concept is flawed from the start. Imagine a street where all the neighbours must budget to one plan... not workable, each family, and in the case of the EU each country, has it's own identity and budget agenda. Greece should pull out, like Iceland did, and just refuse to repay the debt...much like France did with their WWII debt to the U.S. in the 1950's. It's not a new thing for a whole country to default.