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Greek designated finance minister Vassilis Rapanos resigns
Greece's newly designated finance minister, Vassilis Rapanos, has resigned less than a week after being appointed to the job. In a letter to new Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Mr Rapanos said he was stepping down due to ill health. Mr Rapanos has been in hospital since last week receiving treatment for stomach pains. Mr Samaras is himself recovering from eye surgery which has caused him to miss this week's EU summit. Mr Rapanos, who is chairman of the National Bank of Greece, was named finance minister last week as part of Greece's new three-party coalition government. However, he was rushed to hospital last ... (full story)
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