Yanis Varoufakis: DiEM25 had predicted Europe’s decline by 2025. Plus what we must do next

In this powerful New Year message, DiEM25 co-founder Yanis Varoufakis reflects on Europe’s precarious future as it approaches 2025—the year DiEM25 warned would determine whether the European Union would democratise or collapse. Yanis Varoufakis critiques the EU’s failure to address the root causes of Europe’s crises, from enduring austerity and technological stagnation to the rise of xenophobia and fascism. He calls out the EU’s political elites for their obsession with military spending while ignoring urgent issues like the war in Ukraine and the genocide in Gaza. Yanis Varoufakis ends by laying out a vision for a different Europe—one that prioritises peace, human rights, economic democracy, and a universal basic income. With democracy under threat and Europe facing a slide into a dystopian future (more so than our present), he urges everyone to join DiEM25 in demanding real change before it’s too late. SUPPORT US --------------------- Join DiEM25: ​ Donate to DiEM25: Subscribe: #Europe #politics #humanrights