Greeks were being told that if we were elected and we stayed in power for more than just a few days the ATMs will cease functioning, today's decision puts an end to this fear, to the scaremongering. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis More Quotes by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis More Quotes From Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis The ECB will press the button. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news It is also possible that a comet will hit planet Earth, (But) I don't believe that any sensible European bureaucrat or politician will go down that road. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis business If you look at the latest proposal from the IMF and from the Commission, it is just the kind of proposal that one puts forward if one does not want an agreement. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news No offer of debt relief. No plan for boosting investment. And certainly, as of yet, no 'Speech of Hope' for this fallen people. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news We have met them three-quarters of the way, they need to meet us one quarter of the way. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis industrials At some point we will not be able to do it and at some point we are going obviously to have to make this choice that no minister of finance should ever have to make. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis industrials Many people ask me: Why don't you conclude the deal? there is nothing more that we, who are taking part in this negotiation for four months now, night and day, want more. To conclude this deal and start operating like a normal country. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news We are certainly going to have a fruitful discussion on May 11 that will confirm the great progress that has been achieved and will be yet another move, yet another step, in the direction of a final agreement. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis most-read-articles Our government is eager to rationalize the pension system (for example, by limiting early retirement), proceed with partial privatisation of public assets, ... create a fully independent tax commission. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis mergers-acquisitions Our government is eager to rationalize the pension system (for example, by limiting early retirement), proceed with partial privatization of public assets, ... create a fully independent tax commission. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis most-read-articles Shouldn't we negotiate this? We will fight it, if we had the money we would pay ... They know we don't have it. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis business One part of the negotiations will be on what will happen to these bonds which unfortunately and wrongly Mr Trichet bought, i see it as a mistake - but the ECB did this with the aim of keeping us in the markets in 2010. They failed. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis business I'm speaking about debt swaps which will significantly reduce the debt. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis company-news For one to be able to return to the markets for borrowing you need to meet three criteria: primary surpluses, restructuring of debt and investments, i'm speaking about debt swaps which will significantly reduce the debt. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis company-news We have discussed this with our partners, i am confident the list of reforms will be approved. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news It is quite clear that the reason why we had a deposit flight was because every day, even before we were elected, Greeks were being told that if we were elected and we stayed in power for more than just a few days the ATMs will cease functioning, today's decision puts an end to this fear, to the scaremongering. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news We are proposing to substitute the other tranches, to the IMF and other countries, with new bonds at market interest, which is very low at the moment, with a clause: we will start the entire repayment once solid growth starts in Greece, i don't see why they should not accept an extension like they always do in these situations, at least until the end of the year. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news We outlined to him the main objectives of this government which is to reform Greece in a way that has never been tried before and with a determination that was always absent, we also stated categorically that the debt-deflationary cycle in which Greece finds itself is detrimental to all efforts to reform Greece. He was good enough to explain to us his own constraints. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis top-news
