Yanis Varoufakis: Ursula Von Der Leyen Has Earned the Charlemagne Prize to Aachen!

Failure, corruption and war-triggering: Ursula von der Leyen is honored with the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen for her role in the EU – because in Europe dramatic failure is not only tolerated, but celebrated It is one of the small, dark joys of life to experience how to fully confirm one's cynical prejudices. Such a moment, in which I had a long, bitter laugh, was the news that Ursula von der Leyen has been awarded the International…