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Yanis Varoufakis has attracted as much attention for his style as
for his policies as he tours European capitals to drum up support
for the new leftist-led Greek government's bid to renegotiate its
debts and scrap austerity measures prescribed by Germany.
"The German government has never judged its interlocutors by whether
they are wearing a tie, a leather jacket or a classic jacket,"
Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said when asked
by reporters about the "new style" in Athens.
"It makes no difference to us. What we expect from the new Greek
government is to present us their economic and financial strategy."
A spokesman for Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who is
scheduled to meet Varoufakis on Thursday, said there was no dress
code for visitors.
Varoufakis wore an open-necked shirt and a billowing black leather
coat to visit the dapper, suited British finance minister George
Osborne on Monday. His prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, also eschews
a tie and received one as a gift from his Italian counterpart Matteo
Renzi.
(Reporting by Stephen Brown; editing by John Stonestreet)
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