Nikos Pappas

A day after Washington placed two convicted Greek guerrillas on a terrorism blacklist, State Minister Nikos Pappas met with US Ambassador to Greece David Pearce for talks that are said to have focused on a new Greek law whose provisions allow the transfer from prison to house arrest of a convicted terrorist.

By George Georgakopoulos

A disappointing Panathinaikos fell prey to an impressive CSKA Moscow than won Game 1 of their play-off series with a 93-66 score in Russia on Tuesday.

Minister of State Nikos Pappas, one of PM Alexis Tsipras' closest associates, expressed certainty that "all sides will meet their commitments and the European Central Bank (ECB) will restore liquidity of (Greek) financing on time."

He told the Sunday weekly RealNews that no one wants a Grexit or to provoke a ? Grexident.

By Patrick Donahue & Birgit Jennen

Germany's top envoy for Europe urged Greece to end its spat with the European Central Bank, saying ECB President Mario Draghi is an ally in the country's struggle for funding.

By Ilias Bellos

The government is said to be trying to bring Moscow and Beijing to the negotiation table for the privatization of Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports, the Thrassio transit center and rail service operator TRAINOSE in order to secure financial support.

At the same time as Greek PM Alexis Tsipras travels to Berlin on Monday for a closely watched meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a trio of the government's top ministers will be headed in the other direction, to China for official contacts in Beijing.

Even as other eurozone parliaments, including Germany's, held votes on an agreement between Greece and its creditors to extend the country's loan agreement, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated that Greek MPs may not hold such a vote, at least not on the full deal.

The Greek government is due to present a new list of reforms following Friday's agreement that its bailout program will be extended by four months.

By George Georgakopoulos

Olympiakos extended its perfect record in the second round of the Euroleague with a 74-68 triumph at Fenerbahce in Turkey on Friday, while Panathinaikos produced one more emphatic home win, this time over Zalgiris Kaunas with a 77-58 score.

By Nikos Roussanoglou

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