Former Greek Prime Minister, Costas Simitis dies

Greeks bid farewell to reformist former prime minister Simitis
Greeks bid farewell on Thursday to former prime minister Costas Simitis, a law professor and reformist, who died last week at the age of 88 and was praised for steering Greece into the European Union's single currency in 2001.
Greece Bids Farewell to Former Prime Minister Costas Simitis
Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, renowned for steering Greece into the EU's single currency in 2001, was commemorated in Athens following his passing. Thousands gathered to pay their respects,
Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens.
Costas Simitis, two-term Greek prime minister, dies at 88
Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece credited as the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, died Jan. 5 at a hospital in Corinth. He was 88. State TV ERT announced the death but did not provide further details.
Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at 88, state TV ERT reports.
Costas Simitis, 1936–2025: Greece declares four days of national mourning for former prime minister
The funeral for the former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis will be held on Thursday, 9 January, at 12pm at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
Farewell to Greece's Eurozone Architect: Costas Simitis
The state funeral for former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis was held in Athens. Known for bringing Greece into the eurozone and securing the 2004 Olympics, Simitis died at age 88. As a key figure in PASOK,
Greek Reformist Ex-PM Simitis Dies At 88
Costas Simitis, the reformist prime minister whose governments oversaw Greece's eurozone entry, helped Cyprus join the EU and planned for the Athens 2004 Olympics, died Sunday at the age of 88.
Costas Simitis: Architect of Modern Greece’s European Path
Costas Simitis, who served as Greece’s Prime Minister for two consecutive terms, is remembered as a European visionary and a leader whose tenure marked a transformative era for modern Greece.
Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis dies at 88
During his tenure, Simitis managed a period of economic reform, steering the country through changes and stabilizing the Greek economy.
Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88
Costas Simitis, the former prime minister of Greece who was the architect of the country joining of the euro, has died aged 88, state TV has
Greece holds state funeral for former PM Costas Simitis
Mourners are lining the street outside Athens’ central cathedral for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas ...
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis: What he will say at Simitis’ funeral – The thread of consensus against the backdrop of the presidential election
Mitsotakis will speak today both out of an institutional obligation to a twice-elected Prime Minister, but also out of a ...