Europe Movement

Yanis Varoufakis, the leader of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) and former finance minister, urged Greeks to vote in the general elections on Sunday, saying it is the only way to defend democracy.

Yanis Varoufakis, leader of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), on Wednesday attacked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for suggesting during an interview with ERT state broadcaster Tuesday that his ex finance minister was ready to cooperate with his nemesis, ex German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.

A section of Greece's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that 40 parties and coalitions will participate in the upcoming European elections on May 26.
A total of 49 parties had registered to run at the top court's prosecutor's office but nine failed to pay the required 3,000 euros fee or to present a full list of candidates.

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and Croat philosopher Srecko Horvat are to run in the 2019 European Parliament elections in Germany as candidates for the radical Democracy in Europe Movement 2015, DiEM25.

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who was outspoken in his criticism of the austerity policies championed by Berlin at the height of the euro zone's debt crisis, is to stand in European elections next year - in Germany.

Alexis Tsipras started out like a rock star in the eyes of the European and American left. He was seen as being at the vanguard in the so-called battle against austerity.

The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), founded by former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, has started a crowdfunding campaign ahead of launching a fully-fledged Greek political party on March 26.

Ex-finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has said he asked Alexis Tsipras whether he was "completely stupid" after the Greek prime minister agreed to a demand by international creditors in 2015 for large primary surpluses.

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has said he will run in Greece's next general election.

Speaking on Antenna TV on Friday, Varoufakis said a conference of his Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (Diem25) will take place in Greece in February to prepare for the launch of the new grouping.

Greece's far-left former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis came to Berlin on Feb. 9 to launch a pan-European grassroots political movement, saying its goal was to "democratize" the 28-member bloc.