Greek deputy minister Nikos Nikolopoulos resigns over bailout
stance.Greece's deputy minister in charge of labor, social security and
welfare resigned on Monday hours after the new coalition government won a
confidence vote in parliament.Nikos Nikolopoulos, who is also in charge
of the pension issue, said in
his resignation letter that the government should have pressed harder to
renegotiate the terms of the country's bailout agreement.
The Greek government led by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has begun
talks with EU representatives on the relaxation of the conditions of
austerity measures the EU has imposed in return for financial support.
Nikolopoulos is the first member of the new cabinet, since it was formed in June, to resign in opposition to government policy.
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