Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is adamant the Greek debt debate should not be seen as some form of battle.<br /><br /> He pointed the finger at journalists for the way they have been portraying the country’s new government’s stance over the country’s debt. <br /><br /> “My message to our German friends and indeed to all Europeans, is that no hand will be overplayed, because we’re not entering this in a confrontational manner. This is what journalists love to portray the situation as, as a kind of Wild West showdown. This is not it. <br /><br /> ‘What we have here is different European governments with a common objective and that is to strike a mutually beneficial deal, one that minimises the cost of this crisis for the average European, not for the Greeks, not for the Germans, but thinking from a European perspective,” he said.<br /><br /> But he was given a stark reminder that the eurozone’s two largest economies will be crucial in this debate.<br /><br /> “Nothing can be done in Europe without a strong and sustainable agree
