Inside Europe: The wealth of Yanis Varoufakis

Inside Europe: The wealth of Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis made his name as the face of Greece's anti-austerity movement. As finance minister, he introduced sweeping capital controls, driving businesses bust in Greece. But now, Greeks have learned that the man who imposed the toughest measures on them is one of the country's wealthiest politicians. Anthee Carassava reports from Athens.

WTF happened to Europe? Speech at DiEM25's Brussels Event (National Theatre, 7th March 2025) - Yanis Varoufakis

Good evening Brussels! We once had a dream. It was a dream of what Europe could have been. A Europe of shared prosperity, dignity, freedom – a Europe of Peace and Hope. That dream is now dead, lost, gone, kaput. Why? What the hell happened to Europe? We know what happened to Europe! We know why politicians from all over are descending on Brussels today like manic drones intent on bombarding to smithereens what is left of Europe as a Peace Projec…