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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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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 ...

and to expand the scope of bilateral cooperation to encompass all domains of mutual interest. The discussions also covered regional developments, primarily the situation in Palestine. President ...

A tight two rounds of voting among the socialist lawmakers unexpectedly elevated Simitis to the post of prime minister, a post he held until 2004. Simitis considered Greece’s entry into the ...

Greece’s mobilization to strengthen the churches of the Diaspora by appointing a few hundred priests comes at a time when the ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated ... conservative move by the government that wants to secure support from all New Democracy factions and sustain its majority.

But above all, a catalyst of public life, who boldly put the great effort of modernizing the country at the center of the focus," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urges BC Class of 2022 to strengthen ... “Your first responsibility is to radically reimagine democracy in the 21st century by, first of all, not neglecting ...