Varoufakis starts new European movement

- Greek ex-Minister of Finance Gianis Varoufakis begins a new European democratic movement. The leftist economist wants different protest movements together under the umbrella of the network 'Democratic Movement Europe 2025'.

,, The rapid disintegration of Europe must be stopped, '' Varoufakis said Tuesday in Berlin at the kickoff of the movement. He warned of a new nationalism in Europe and the situation in the thirties of the last century.

The goal is to prevent a return to national states and new walls, the former minister also said in view of the refugee crisis. The European institutions have failed in recent months, according to him. And each EU country is focused on his own interests, he said. According Varoufakis the solution,, in the democratization of the European institutions and transparency. '