(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Relatives and officials attend the state funeral of the late Costas Simitis former Prime Minister of Greece in Athens’ central cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP ...

Costas Simitis, the former prime minister of Greece who was the architect of the country joining of the euro, has died aged ...

By Alan Cowell Costas Simitis, a former prime minister of Greece who oversaw his country’s entry into the euro single currency and its uneven preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games, died on Sunday.

Costas Simitis was prime minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004 (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP) Costas Simitis, the former prime minister of Greece who was the architect of the country joining of the euro ...

He served as leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004 and was Prime Minister of Greece during the same eight-year period. A key figure in Greece's post-Junta era ...

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 ...

ATHENS — 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.

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 ...

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 was taken to a ...