Samaras and Rapanos to miss EU summit.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who underwent eye surgery on Saturday, will not attend a summit of EU leaders on June 28-29, when Greece will seek to ease the punishing terms of its international bailout, a government spokesman said.

Incoming Finance Minister Vassilis Rapanos will also miss the summit having been rushed to hospital on Friday before he could be sworn in, complaining of nausea, intense abdominal pains and dizziness. He remains in hospital.

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