Greek Finance Minister
Greece
Greek Govt Executives Consider Snap Election
The final countdown before the critical May 11 Eurogroup has already started. Meanwhile, the heavy atmosphere that Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis faced at the Eurozone Finance Ministers meeting have brought to light scenarios of snap elections or a referendum.
The Greek...
Australia
Greek FinMin Varoufakis Sends Message to Melbourne
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis described the negotiations between Greece and the three institutions as “tiring” in a video message presented during the solidarity rally held in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Even a ten-year-old can understand that Greece’s huge loan cannot be...
Greece
Greek FinMin Varoufakis Among Most Interesting Men in the World
Business Insider described Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as an “unexpected finance minister who seems to have a sixth sense about trends in the Greek economy,” while the news website included him on its list of the 20 most...
Economy
Schaeuble: 'Greek Debt Restructuring Not Up for Discussion'
Another Greek debt restructuring is not currently up for discussion, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview to Bloomberg TV.
While some kind of restructuring might be on the agenda in 10 years, “today the issue for Greece is...
Economy
Greek Govt Preparing New List of Reforms
Greek government officials and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ close associates remained in Athens during the Easter holiday to prepare for the critical April 24 Eurogroup.
The Greek government is determined not to backtrack from the “red lines” they had set during their...
Economy
Greek Reforms List Under Brussels Group Microscope
The reforms list presented by the Greek government is currently being examined by the Brussels Group, as part of the negotiations between Greece and its lenders.
The Greek side hopes that an agreement will be reached within the week, so that...
Economy
New Democracy Leader: 'The Government is Lying to Greek People'
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras lashed out at the government on Thursday, urging it to stop lying to the Greek people and delaying the implementation of the February 20 agreement. Samaras released the agreement document, which has the signature of...
Economy
Greek Government Committed to Clearing the Siemens Scandal
"The government is committed politically, morally and legally to fully clear out all aspects of the Siemens scandal," Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Thursday in a statement referring to recent developments concerning this issue.
"During the discussion two...
Greece
Loan Contract Extension Will be Discussed in Parliament, Greek Govt Says
The Greek government will bring to Parliament for discussion the extension of the loan contract signed by Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, government sources said.
“It will be shown that there is no commitment undertaken and that simply more time...
Europe
Yanis Varoufakis and the Fake Finger: Welcome to Europe’s Media War!
The German show that said they altered the Yanis Varoufakis 'finger video' in an attempt to show the world the truth behind Europe's "serious media" operations, now says the video is fake!
It turns out that there is more confusion about...