Yannis

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has signed on a number of specialized economists to help come up with ways to take Greece out of its quandary.

Daniel Munevar Sastre

"Why is Varoufakis laughing" is the caption under the photograph of Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis, in an editorial by Bloomberg columnist Mark Whitehouse.

Greek police launched an investigation on Monday into footage that was posted online showing a young man being forcibly detained by Delta officers in the neighborhood of Exarchia, central Athens.

The probe was ordered by Alternate Minister for Citizens? Protection Yiannis Panousis after the video appeared on the Internet last Friday.

Ninety works of noted 19th and 20th Greek artists will go on auction in the coming period, with a first display of the works coming this weekend at the Grande Bretagne Hotel in central Athens, followed by an exhibition in London’s Coningsby Gallery from April 24 to May 1.

A third exhibition will take place on Cyprus at the Cypria gallery in mid May.

US President Barack Obama spoke with Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on the sidelines of an event at the White House honoring Greece's Independence Day with the former stressing the need for flexibility from all sides in ongoing reform negotiations between Greece and its creditors, according to sources.

The 12-minute meeting between Greece's rock star, super cool Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and US President Barack Obama may not have appeared to be that long in duration, but it was the longest meeting between a Greek minister and a US President. Also unprecedented was Varoufakis' appearance, true to his usual style he broke with protocol and appeared in front of Obama without a tie.

Not quite the Warholian "15 minutes", but Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis did hold a roughly 12-minute chat with host Barack Obama on Thursday afternoon (EST) during the annual White House event honoring Greek Independence Day.

Watch the address of Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis on Thursday at the Global Economy and Development program and the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.

Officially, Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis, toasted of late as the world's latest "celebrity economist", will lead a Greek delegation at Thursday's White House reception honoring Greek Independence Day (March 25), an annual affair.

Outspoken SYRIZA MP Rachel Makri adorned the cover of a local lifestyle magazine this week, with an array of “glam shots” inside the covers as well.

Makri, who switched from the rightist-populist Independent Greeks (AN.EL) to leftist SYRIZA before the Jan. 25 election and was re-elected, has often raised eyebrows with her … unconventional style and statements.