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Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is planning to make his comeback into Greek politics, according to a reportage in daily tabloid Espresson on Wednesday.

Varoufakis told the newspaper that he will return in February with a Pan-European party, describing the movement he will champion as “unique” and “radical”. The political move aims to “democratize the European Union.”

Greece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis made it to the 2015 list of style leaders by British newspaper, Guardian. The newspaper states that having style isn’t just about how you look to say something about yourself but also with the way you capture something about the world around you.

Greek daily Kathimerini reports that one in three Greeks pays a fakelaki (“little envelope filled with undeclared money”) for treatment at state hospitals. Leandros Rakintzis revealed that these under-the-table payments may range from 200 eros for giving birth to over 5,000 euros for complicated surgeries.

Govenrment Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis met with German ambassador to Athens Peter Schoof on Thursday and discussed the recent developments after the succesful recapitalisation of the Greek banks.

The two officials also talked about issues regarding Greece’s economic growth and measures to attract investments.

Bank of Greece Governor Yiannis Stournaras called on the country’s party leaders on Sunday to maintain their political consensus and help pull Greece out of the financial crisis once and for all.

The Guardian describes both Brian Eno and Yanis Varoufakis as “stylish, shaven-headed men famous for their radical ideas”. The two, apart from being leaders in their field, are also friends. Together they recently attended a U2 concert. A transcript of their conversation focuses on the every-day things they say to each other.

The Telegraph published an extensive article on what Proto Thema newspaper revealed regarding the enormous rates that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gets for public speeches.

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis may well maintain that he doesn’t get paid even for the use of his taxi when he travels abroad, however the truth is that he receives 60,000 dollars (53,000 euros) for talks on the disastrous state of the Greek economy.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the building of the Cultural Center in Barcelona, Spain waiting to get a ticket to see former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis who spoke about democracy in Europe after being invited by left-wing mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau.

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was a guest on French satirical TV show ‘Petit Journal’ to promote his new book, entitled ‘Another world is possible’.

We do not know whether his decision to appear on that show was the wisest as he apparently is not fluent in French, while the live audience knew little English.