Costas Simitis, who led Greece into the Eurozone in 2001, passed away at his summer home in the Peloponnese at the age of 88. Simitis, a reformist and law professor, served as Prime Minister from 1996 to 2004. He was known for reducing Greece's budget deficit and public debt to meet eurozone membership criteria. The Greek government declared four days of mourning and announced a state funeral.
File Photo: Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis speaks to reporters in Athens during a news conference December 14. File Photo
“With sadness and respect, I bid farewell to Costas Simitis, a worthy and noble political opponent, but also the Prime Minister who accompanied Greece in its great national steps,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement. Simitis, a law professor and a reformist, assumed leadership of the PASOK socialist party in 1996 and was prime minister until 2004.
During his government, Simitis reduced the budget deficit and public debt to make Athens qualify for euro zone membership.
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