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At a Laiki Bank branch in Nicosia, Cyprus, early Thursday, customers lined up to be among the first allowed in. Yannis Behrakis /Reuters /Landov hide caption
A Cypriot man held some coins in Nicosia on Sunday. He and others on the island nation were watching anxiously as world leaders put together a bailout package for Cypriot banks. Katia Christodoulou /EPA /LANDOV hide caption
Nov. 7: A protester wrapped in a Greek flag stands in front of the parliament in Athens. Today's agreement may not bring an end to anti-austerity protests in Greece. Louisa Gouliamaki /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, left, speaks with Spanish Finance Minister Luis De Guindos on Monday. The ECB has increased its influence over European countries struggling with debt. Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (left) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (right) during the summit of European leaders in Brussels. Bertrand Langlois /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Katerina Margaritou, in her wedding dress. Courtesy Katerina Margaritou hide caption
The Spanish flag blowing in the wind in Madrid earlier this month. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images hide caption
Frankfurt: A German flag hung today in front of a board displaying the DAX stock index. Daniel Roland /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Elias Tilligadas and Katerina Margeritou are getting married next week. Nikolia Apostolou/NPR hide caption