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Police on alert for Football Cup Final

There is anxiety and concern every time two major teams square off in a Greek football club final, there is pragmatic worry that things will get out of hand. This year, there are two additional reasons for the police to be vigilant: The two clubs are from opposing cities and the fans of both have not celebrated a title in many years.

6.3 billion euro aid package approved

Greece planned to press its case for further debt relief in a meeting of senior euro-area finance officials today, pushing its creditors to make good on their promise to act after its debt mountain rose to a record, two European officials said before the gathering in Brussels.

Samaras did heavy homework before bond sale

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras began months ago lining up investors for the April 10 debt sale, which proved irresistible to the likes of BlackRock Inc. and Invesco Ltd. (IVZ). The keystone for his pitch was a September meeting with investors at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s headquarters in Manhattan hosted by Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, quoted by Bloomberg, who asked not to be identified because the event was private.

Golden Dawn's Mihaloliakos to stay in jail

It's already been six months that Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos has been in jail awaiting trial and today, the Board of Appeals ruled that he should remain in custody for another six months.