Yanis Varoufakis insists that German FinMin Wolfgang Schaeuble has never lashed out at him during various get-togethers or in Eurogroup meetings, but the latter found a way to slightly … dispute this.
Based on Varoufakis’ comments at a press conference following yesterday’s Eurogroup, Herr Schaeuble may have not verbally ‘assailed’ the flamboyant Yanis over the draft bills tabled in Greece’s Parliament on combating what the leftist SYRIZA government calls the “humanitarian crisis” in Greece, nevertheless, he seems to have spoken in a non-flattering, even somewhat sarcastic tone of Varoufakis, in statements to German reporters.
Schaeuble blamed the now well-known game theorist on the “foolishly naive way” with which “he treats the media”.
According to Schaeuble, Varoufakis is “looking for enemies”.
The German FinMin’s statements came after Varoufakis’ controversial interview with Corriere della Sera, during which the Italian newspaper interpreted the Greek FinMin’s statements as including the prospect of a “referendum for the Euro”, resulting in a back and forth between Athens’ leftists and the Italian daily.
The German FinMin revealed that the “foolishly naive” phrase was conveyed directly to the Greek FinMin, during a chat they held within the framework of the Eurogroup meeting.
A slight towards the previous Texas resident (Yanis) or some “friendly advise” from the wily Freiburger?
