This was a working day, but the centre of the capital Nicosia was a ghost town.
Demonstrators in Nicosia were unhappy about the plans, but should the rest of Europe be happier?
The suspicion in Nicosia is that it is precisely what countries like Germany want.
Walking down Nicosia's main shopping streets, there is little sign of an economic crisis.
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Michaelis Pilidis, who owns a household-appliances business in Nicosia, was a refugee from that conflict.
Associated Press writers Elena Becatoros and Menelaos Hadjicostis in Nicosia, Cyprus, contributed to this story.
Liverpool face Lyon, Fiorentina and Debrecen while Chelsea play Porto, Atletico Madrid and APOEL Nicosia.
But the future of the euro zone doesn't depend solely on decisions taken in Nicosia or Frankfurt.
Petros Giannakouris in Nicosia, Juergen Baetz in Brussels, David Mchugh in Frankfurt and Jim Heintz in Moscow contributed.
With stores and businesses closed for a public holiday, the streets of downtown Nicosia were mostly calm on Monday.
In Nicosia, residents waited anxiously to see what lay in store for them.
He has visited Nicosia and Ankara already, and gets on with Mr Erdogan.
"We have pressure from our suppliers who want only cash, " said Demos Strouthos, manager of a restaurant in central Nicosia.
But tourism and services have not kept up with rising imports, not least the ubiquitous Mercedes cars clogging Nicosia's roads.
Auditors from the "troika" of international lenders are expected in Nicosia on Monday to begin an assessment of Cyprus's bailout needs.
Maria Zembyla, from Nicosia, said the levy would make a "big dent" in her family's savings and "erode the investor confidence".
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The leaked Cyprus documents have Nicosia's debts peaking at 126.3% of GDP in 2015 and falling to 104% five years after that.
In downtown Nicosia, thousands of Cypriots watched children and veterans marching accompanied by a band in the annual celebration of Greek independence.
Avetis Bahcecian has been running his Armenian restaurant in Nicosia for years.
Associated Press Writer Menelaos Hadjicostis contributed to this report from Nicosia, Cyprus.
"We have pressure from our suppliers who want only cash, " Demos Strouthos, manager of a restaurant in central Nicosia, told AFP news agency.
The England center-back is likely to miss Wednesday's Champions League tie with Apoel Nicosia, but should be fit to face Everon next weekend.
Anxiety is growing as the country - and the eurozone - enter a critical few days, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Nicosia.
Former England manager Robson feels there are positives from the game with Germany on which to build ahead of the clash in Nicosia.
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The president of the Republic of Cyprus has said his country is "not for sale" after talks in Nicosia on its EU bailout request.
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Besides, if it looked obvious that Hellenic intransigence had wrecked the deal, the Greeks (in Athens and Nicosia) would see their moral authority collapse.
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He also refused to play in Wisla's 5-2 victory over Omonia Nicosia in the first leg of their Champions League second round qualifier on Wednesday.
Mourinho, whose Real team are set to succeed Barcelona as La Liga champions, was full of praise for Cypriot minnows Apoel Nicosia after their quarterfinal tie.
To secure a rescue loan package, Nicosia had to find ways to raise 5.8 billion euros so it could qualify for the 10 billion euro bailout package.
The Romanian side, along with Wolfsburg, Rubin Kazan, AZ Alkmaar, Standard Liege, Debrecen, APOEL Nicosia and FC Zurich, make their Champions League debut in this year's tournament.
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