Search Results for: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
The Greek crisis and the clash of philosophies within the EU
April 7th, 2015
Listening to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis speaking about the recent Eurogroup agreement on Greece, one could be forgiven for thinking they were talking about two completely different texts. There are obviously deep ...
Greek finance minister wants initial deal with lenders at April 24 Eurogroup meeting – paper
April 6th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis wants the negotiations with the country’s official lenders to reach a preliminary deal at an April 24 meeting of eurozone finance ministers, he told Greek daily Naftemporiki on Monday. “At the Eurogroup (meeting) of April 24 ...
IMF Managing Director Lagarde’s statement on Greece – FM Yianis Varoufakis (Video)
April 6th, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met today with Mr. Yanis Varoufakis, Minister of Finance for Greece, for an informal discussion on the Greek government’s reform program. After the meeting, Ms. Lagarde made the ...
Greek goverment not so convinced by its own measures
April 3rd, 2015
Fresh confusion reigned on Thursday as a result of the government’s target for the primary budget surplus and new measures for 2015, as proposed to Wednesday’s Euro Working Group teleconference. The target set by the bailout agreement is for ...
Yanis Varoufakis calls for end to ‘toxic blame game’
March 30th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis has called for an end to the “toxic blame game” between Greece and Germany. The finance minister made the call as Greece prepares to finalise its list of economic reforms to present to its international creditors. The ...
Greek PM Tsipras faces Merkel amid race to detail reforms
March 23rd, 2015
As government officials scramble to draft a list of detailed reforms in line with demands by the country’s international creditors, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due in Berlin on Monday for crucial talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ...
Greek PM Tsipras says there is no going back to austerity
March 16th, 2015
Greece will not accept any return to austerity, leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday, adding that he was convinced he would strike a deal with international partners to keep finances afloat. “The key for an honorable compromise (with ...
Greek technical negotiations in Brussels, but the Greek FinMin is in Paris
March 11th, 2015
Greek FinMin Y. Varoufakis unexpectedly heads to Paris, a Greek delegation is in Brussels for technical negotiations, no “Troika” or “three institutions formerly known as Troika” expected in Greece on Wednesday as had been announced Greek negotiations with its ...
Varoufakis unsettles Germans with admission Greece won’t repay debts
March 10th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described his country as the most bankrupt in the world and said European leaders knew all along that Athens would never repay its debts, in blunt comments that sparked a backlash in the ...
Varoufakis’ 6 reforms: 3 for humanitarianism + 3 for tax
March 4th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is heading to the Eurogroup meeting of the euro area’s finance ministers on Monday with six proposals aimed at appeasing them. In an effort to reach a compromise, he is pulling back the proposal ...
