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FinMin Varoufakis's blogpost on toxic "finger-pointing" between Greece and Germany

In a new blog post titled "Of Greeks and Germans: Re-imagining our shared future," Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis stressed today the need for Greeks and Germans to stop the blame game and work together.

Read below the full article, as it was published on the Greek FinMin's blog.

More Flights Between Sofia, Germany Cancelled as Lufthansa Strike Continues

Only two of the ten scheduled flights between Bulgaria's Sofia Airport and Munich and Frankfurt will be conducted on Friday as the pilots of German airline Lufthansa continue their strike.

Short and medium haul flights to Europe, including all flights between Sofia and the two German airports, were cancelled on Wednesday, when the strike began.

Loan limit from ELA increases only by 400 million euro

Following Wednesday’s meeting in Frankfurt, the European Central Bank decided to increase only by 400 million euro the loan limit from ELA.

As was noted in the meeting, the available balance on pumping liquidity of temporary liquidity mechanism ELA is approximately 3 billion euro.

However, the new loan limit of Greek banks will be reconsidered in next week’s new ECB meeting.

Anti-Austerity Protesters, Police Clash as ECB Unveils New HQ in Frankfurt

Violence erupted in Frankfurt on Wednesday as anti-austerity demonstrators clashed with the police before the official opening of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB).

Several police cars were set on fire and their windows smashed after demonstrators threw stones at police, DW reports.

Strike of Lufthansa Pilots Cancels All Flights Between Sofia, Germany

All ten Lufthansa-operated flights between Sofia and Munich and Frankfurt are cancelled on Wednesday due to the announced 12-hour strike of the airline's pilots.

The German airline cancelled on Wednesday 750 out of its 1400 scheduled domestic and European, which is expected to affect 80 000 passengers, the Business Insider reports.

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