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Varoufakis planning to run as MEP in Germany

Varoufakis planning to run as MEP in Germany

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis says he will run in Germany for the European elections in 2019, according to a report on the Euractiv.com website on Monday.

Varoufakis is quoted as saying he plans to run – even though the European Parliament “is not a real parliament” – because he wants to show that “federalism is possible, and also that Germany’s current politics is harmful for Germans.”

The controversial ex-minister also said he supports the federalist proposals on the euro single currency by French President Emanuel Macron, but believes only a real threat could make Germany budge on the issue.

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