The European Choice
Yanis Varoufakis on how to build a democratic Europe in a post-Brexit landscape.
Yanis Varoufakis negotiated with the EU elite over the Greek bailout, witnessed firsthand the callous mathematics used to keep the union together. Today — after OXI, after Brexit, and after Trump — he and his comrades in DiEM25 are calling for a New Deal for Europe: a plan that can stabilize the European Union and return democracy to the people.
He sat down with Doug Henwood on Behind the News to discuss this new venture, the international far right, and Europe’s recovery. This transcript has been edited. You can listen to the original interview here, and subscribe to Jacobin Radio to hear Behind the News and other Jacobin-hosted podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher, or Blubrry.
Doug Henwood
The last time we talked was in November 2014. The European growth rates were, I don’t know, 1 to 1.5 percent. The Greek economy was happy if it had a 0 percent quarter. We seem to be pretty much in the same place we were over two years ago, aren’t we?
Yanis Varoufakis
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