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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 ...

Interior Minister Thodoris Livanios referred in a statement to both historical achievements that bear the stamp of Costas Simitis, the accession of Greece to the eurozone and the entry of Cyprus into ...

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. By Alan Cowell Costas Simitis ...

Costas Simitis, Former Greek Prime Minister and Socialist Leader, Dies at 88 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining ...

ATHENS, Greece — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country's joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported. Simitis ...

ATHENS, Greece — Mourners lined the street outside Athens’ central cathedral Thursday for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the architect of Greece’s membership of ...

FILE - Greece's Prime Minister Costas Simitis declares a razor-thin victory over conservative opponents following general elections, in Athens on Monday, April 10, 2000. Costas Simitis ...

Simitis' funeral will be carried out with the honours of a serving Prime Minister. Among the most important successes of his eight-year term were Greece joining the eurozone, as well as his effort in ...