Paris Match, a French weekly news magazine, published today an extensive interview of Yanis Varoufakis, accompanied by photos showing the Greek finance minister posing with his wife on their stylish Athens house that offers an amazing view of the Acropolis.

Varoufakis’ glossy photo shoot attracted a deluge of snide comments in the international media and dozens of sarcastic posts on Instagram.

Reporters made full use of the opportunity to troll the Greek Finance Minister.

Simon Nixon, a Chief European Commentator of the Wall Street Journal, wrote: “Crisis, what crisis? Varoufakis takes time out of his hectic schedule of media interviews to pose for Paris Match.”

Peter Spiegel’s post was even more sarcastic. Commenting on a photo of Varoufakis with his wife in front of a laptop, he wrote: “The new MacBook Pro. So powerful it can reform the Greek economy.”

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