Yanis Varoufakis
Varoufakis calls MeRA party's performance in Euro polls 'small political revolution'
On the cusp of securing a seat in the European Parliament, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Monday called the performance of his MeRA25 party "a small political revolution."
After defeat, Greek PM calls for snap elections
Following a resounding defeat to conservative New Democracy on Sunday night in European Parliament elections, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he will call early elections after the second round of local and regional elections next weekend.
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Young voters give lead to New Democracy; show leaning toward Golden Dawn
Young voters aged 17 to 24 years old showed their preference for opposition New Democracy in Sunday's European Parliament elections, giving the center-right party 30.5 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll.
ND lead expands to 8.5 percent according to final exit poll
Greece's conservative opposition New Democracy party is projected to win the European Parliament elections with an 8.5-percent margin, according to a final poll carried out by five firms.
New Democracy is seen clinching 32.5 to 34.5 percent of the vote, against 24 to 26 percent for the ruling left-wing SYRIZA.
Former minister Varoufakis is back with message for Europe
He caused a stir with unorthodox tactics at the peak of Greece's debt crisis four years ago, sees politics as a job that stinks but still needs doing, and says the European Union needs fixing.
The poison in the Costa-Gavras case
Whether or not we like Greek-French director Costa-Gavras, his movies or the topic of his new movie "Adults in the Room," based on the book by former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, the process through which filmmakers can obtain state funding in Greece (via cash rebate) is based on numbers and percentages rather than in-person meetings.
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Director hits back at critics of film funding
Paris-based Greek-French filmmaker Costa-Gavras has lashed out against a portion of Greece's media he said has insulted him in "the worst way."
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Varoufakis: Tsipras had eyed 17 bln euros in deposit boxes
Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has claimed that, in the summer of 2015 when Greece faced a liquidity crisis, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had suggested the Greek state could plunder billions of euros of citizens' cash from safe deposit boxes.
Varoufakis says Kammenos supported return to drachma in 2015
Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis claimed on Thursday that former coalition partner Panos Kammenos was in favor of Greece's return to its national currency during the tumultuous first year of the SYRIZA-led government term.
Merkel Visits Greece in Show of 'EU Solidarity' Amid Protests
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Greece amid tight security on Thursday, looking to turn the page on the biting austerity measures that sparked major protests during her last official visit to Athens in 2014, reported Al Jazeera.