Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer house in the Peloponnese. Simitis, a law ...

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.

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Mourners lined the streets outside Athens’ central cathedral for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday nominated a long-term conservative ally, parliament chief Konstantinos Tasoulas, for the post of president.

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his centre-right New Democracy party for the Greek presidency on Wednesday.

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ATHENS - Greeks bid farewell on Thursday to former prime minister Costas Simitis ... Under Simitis' leadership, Greece cut down on public debt and government spending to qualify for the euro ...

The government has announced a four-day period of official ... the socialist politicians unexpectedly elevated Mr Simitis to the post of prime minister. He considered Greece’s entry into the eurozone, ...

ATHENS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer house in the ...