Tsipras sees Merkel on Monday... and what did Varoufakis say two years ago in Zagreb?

Amid all the heated news coming from Germany today about Yanis Varoufakis raising his middle finger against Germany, more than two years ago at a conference in Zagreb where he promoted his book "The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy" (see what he said, in this video), the announcement I just read of Angela Merkel inviting Alexis Tsipras for a visit to Berlin, is a welcome counterweight, especially because of the nice photograph that illustrates the article in Deutsche Welle, "Tsipras kommt nach Berlin".    

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Tsipras kommt nach Berlin

Kanzlerin Merkel hat den griechischen Ministerpräsidenten für kommenden Montag nach Berlin eingeladen. Über mangelnde Themen werden die beiden sicher nicht klagen.

Merkel und Tsipras bei ihrem bislang einzigen Treffen auf dem EU-Gipfel Mitte Februar

Merkel und Tsipras hätten telefoniert, sagte ein Regierungssprecher in Berlin. "Dabei hat die Bundeskanzlerin den Ministerpräsidenten zu einem Besuch in Berlin eingeladen und er hat die Einladung angenommen." Merkel hatte den Linkspolitiker aus Athen bisher erst einmal getroffen, auf dem EU-Gipfel am 12. Februar. Am Donnerstag werden beide an dem zweitägigen EU-Treffen der 28 Staats- und Regierungschefs in Brüssel teilnehmen. (...)

Rough translation:

Chancellor Merkel has invited the Prime Minister of Greece for next Monday in Berlin. The two are certainly not complaining about a lack of topics. (title below picture: Merkel and Tsipras in their only previous meeting at the EU summit in mid-February)

Merkel and Tsipras had telephoned, said a government spokesman in Berlin. "The Chancellor has invited the Prime Minister to visit Berlin and he accepted the invitation." Merkel had previously met the left politician from Athens only once, at the EU summit on 12 February. On Thursday, both will attend the two-day meeting of the EU-28 Heads of State and Government in Brussels.