Yanis Varoufakis

Greece Bailout Referendum: Greeks Vote Whether to Accept Creditor Terms

Greeks are voting in a controversial referendum on whether to accept the terms of an international bailout. Polling stations opened…

9 years ago

Greece Default: Eurozone Finance Ministers Reject Greek Bailout Extension

Eurozone finance ministers have reportedly rejected Greece’s request to extend bailout program beyond June 30. According to The Wall Street…

9 years ago

Greece Debt Talks: Eurogroup Meeting Ends with No Agreement

A meeting of European finance ministers in Luxembourg ended with no agreement on Greece's debt. The head of the Eurogroup,…

10 years ago

Greece Debt Deal Could Be Reached Within Next Week

Greece is expected to reach an agreement with its international creditors within the next week, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has…

10 years ago

Greece Crisis: PM Alexis Tsipras Believes EU Deal Will Be in Place by May 9

Greece’s PM Alexis Tsipras has said his country is in the final, critical stretch of talks with its international creditors…

10 years ago

Greece debts: Germany warns over finding creditors outside EU and IMF

According to German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, Greece would struggle to find creditors outside the EU and IMF. Wolfgang Schauble…

10 years ago

Greece claims Germany owes it $303 billion in reparations for Nazi occupation

Germany owes Greece nearly €279 billion ($303 billion) in war reparations for the Nazi occupation during World War Two, the…

10 years ago

Grexit: Yanis Varoufakis raises possible referendum if bailout negotiations fail

Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said it is possible that a referendum could be held if the eurozone rejects…

10 years ago

Greece could hire non-professional tax inspectors to tackle evasion

According to a leaked document, the Greek government could hire "non-professional" tax inspectors, including tourists, to spy on tax evaders.…

10 years ago

Greece’s stock market falls by 4% as European finance ministers fail to reach new debt deal

The Greek stock market fell by more than 4% at its open on Tuesday, February 17, after European finance ministers…

10 years ago

Greece debt crisis: Yanis Varoufakis ready to do whatever it takes to reach bailout deal

Greece is ready to do "whatever it takes" to reach agreement on its bailout in the next two days, Finance…

10 years ago

Greece: Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis rejects debt talks with troika

Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika"…

10 years ago

Greece: Alexis Tsipras’ anti-austerity government sworn in

Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has formed a new cabinet with Yanis Varoufakis as finance minister and right-winger Panos…

10 years ago