Greece's new Finance Minister Vassilis Rapanos has been rushed to hospital, reportedly after fainting.
Mr Rapanos, who is chairman of Greece's national bank, was due to be sworn in to the new post in the debt-laden country later on Friday.
The news follows an announcement earlier in the day that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras needs an emergency eye operation.
He has been forced to cancel his first parliamentary meeting as a result.
According to a government spokesperson, a routine eye operation on Friday morning revealed damage to Mr Samaras's retina.
He is due to go into hospital for an operation on Saturday, which means he will not be able to attend the Greece v Germany Euro 2012 game or hold his first parliamentary meeting.
Mr Rapanos, 65, is thought to be undergoing tests after fainting on Friday afternoon, local media said, but no further details have been released on his condition.
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