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.

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 the European Union's ...

Athens: Greece held a funeral on Thursday in Athens for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis who passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. Thousands of people including Greece's Political leaders ...

Costas Simitis: modernised a heavily statist economy with labour reforms and part-privatisation, particularly in the banking sector - MARIA MAROGIANNI/EPA-EFE ...

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Costas Simitis, former Prime Minister of Greece, and an LSE alumnus. Prof Simitis’ relationship with the LSE stretches back many years – ...

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 ...