Monday, July 27, 2015

Greece's ex-Finance Minister Varoufakis planned parallel currency

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is denying he wanted a return to the Greek drachma as reports emerge he planned a parallel payment system in case eurozone rescue talks failed.

Speaking to the UK's Daily Telegraph, Varoufakis also admitted a member of his government has launched treason charges.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports

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