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 — 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 ...

Costas Simitis, who has died aged 88, was the prime minister who bolstered Greece’s self-esteem by taking it into the ...

Costas Simitis, a 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.

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.