article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis is continuing to negotiate for a reduction in Greece's debt from the EU and has been doing a whistlestop tour of Europe in a bid to get support for Yanis Varoufakis proposals.
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis has been under increasing pressure to secure a better loan repayment deal for Greece .
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis has been trying to negotiate favourable terms for Greece to pay back Greece debt to the EU since the election of the radical left-wing party Syriza in January.
article_snippet: Alexis Tsipras, leader of the radical left-wing party heading the new coalition, immediately demanded a renegotiation of Greece £179 billion international bailout deal.
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis last month visited Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in London to garner support for the move and has been touring several European countries.
article_snippet: George Papandreou, Greece's prime minister formally requested an international bailout.
article_snippet: Alexis Tsipras of Syriza becomes prime minister and launches attempt to persuade European Union and IMF to ease terms of bail-outs.
highlights_snippet: Finance minister has been trying to negotiate a better debt deal for Greece .
  
highlights_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis has been under pressure from EU to secure repayments .