“We showed Europeans how a common agenda can be put together collaboratively by many political actors coalescing from all over Europe. How a common list of candidates, in support of this common agenda, can emerge. How we can campaign across Europe, together, under the banner of this agenda. In the months and weeks leading to […]
Interviews
Why we are running in this EU election – FORTUNE magazine’s report
Nothing has ever been subtle with Yanis Varoufakis, the leather-jacketed, motorbike-riding economist who was finance minister of Greece for six of the most tumultuous months in that country’s history. Plain-spoken (to say the least) and a self-professed radical, he is, at 58, not nearly done waging war on Europe’s major power players. This week, he […]
Κυβερνήσεις μπορεί να αλλάζουν, η Χρεοδουλοπαροικία όμως μένει – σπότ του ΜέΡΑ25 για τις ευρωεκλογές
Κάποτε λέγαμε ότι οι κυβερνήσεις φεύγουν – το παρακράτος μένει. Σήμερα βλέπουμε κυβερνήσεις να αλλάζουν – την Χρεοδουλοπαροικία να μένει, τα παιδιά μας να φεύγουν Εμείς απαντάμε με το μοναδικό ρεαλιστικό πρόγραμμα ριζικών αλλά εφαρμόσιμων πολιτικών τόσο για την Ελλάδα όσο και για την Ευρώπη. Σε αυτές τις εκλογές ψηφίζουμε ΜέΡΑ25 – Επειδή ΑΥΤΗ Η […]
Tageszeitung-TAZ: DiEM25 as the best hope for overcoming Europe’s nationalist resurgence
Europe is in deep political crisis, and without renewal, the Union could soon fall apart. This is shown by Brexit, the strengthening of Euroscepticism in Italy, in Germany and many other countries. Many now rely on the French president as a renewal and saviour. But Emmanuel Macron is not the right person to stop the slow dying of the European […]
Εν όψει εκλογών, εφ’ όλης της ύλης συνέντευξη στο ΟΝΕ tv – 3 Mαΐου 2019
Στην εκπομπή One Talk, καλεσμένος της Αθηναϊδος Νέγκα και του Δημήτρη Μανιάτη.
For the youngsters who emigrated. For the silent grief of those who stayed behind. That’s why we vote for MeRA25 in Greece
For those of you interested in a glimpse into our Greek election campaign (European and national), here is a translation of MeRA25’s first radio advertisement for the forthcoming European and national elections (featuring, naturally, DiEM25’s theme music composed & performed by our very own Brian Eno). More radio and tv MeRA25 ads will follow soon. For the youngsters who […]
Γιατί ΜέΡΑ25; Για τα παιδιά που έφυγαν…
Για τα παιδιά που έφυγαν Για τα παιδιά που φεύγουν Για τους παππούδες που ντρέπονται Για τις γιαγιάδες που αναστενάζουν Για τους γονείς που δακρύζουν στα αεροδρόμια Για τον βουβό πόνο του παρατημένου Για την πνιγμένη οργή του άνεργου Για την κλεμμένη αξιοπρέπεια του εξεγερμένου Για τον κρυφό καημό του μετανάστη Για τον μικρομεσαίο Για […]
DiEM25 and the European Parliament election in the UK: A proposal
DiEM25 members are currently debating our collective stance viz. the European Parliament elections in the UK (that, remarkably, may or may not take place). Since 2016, DiEM25 has been on the right side of history regarding Brexit. Our position was the result of a boisterous internal dialogue and a series of all-member votes that have […]
A Dream of Spring: Emma Steiner interviews DiEM25’s David Adler
Yanis Varoufakis and the DiEM25 movement are making headlines with their call for a more democratic and just European Union. Varoufakis brings his experience dealing with the EU as the former finance minister of Greece to the table for the European Spring, a European Parliament electoral slate that includes an ambitious and audacious vision for […]
FT Alphachat 28 MAR 2019: On Democracy, Europe, the UK and Greece
Alphaville’s Jemima Kelly and Izabella Kaminska sat down with Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece and current organiser of a trans-European group, DiEM25, of what he calls “radical Europeanists” — in favour of union, without deflation or austerity. Mr Varoufakis answers criticism from the left, pointing out that even if the euro or the […]