{"id":1694,"date":"2025-01-05T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T10:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/greece-declares-four-days-of-national-mourning-for-costas-simitis\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T10:44:11","slug":"greece-declares-four-days-of-national-mourning-for-costas-simitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/greece-declares-four-days-of-national-mourning-for-costas-simitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece declares four days of national mourning for Costas Simitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1257860\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/simitisjpg-thumb-large-320x200.jpg?v=1611926762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/simitisjpg-thumb-large.jpg?v=1611926762\" alt=\"Greece declares four days of national mourning for Costas Simitis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/simitisjpg-thumb-large.jpg?v=1611926762\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The Greek government has declared four days of national mourning following the death of former prime minister Costas Simitis, with a state funeral to honor his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Simitis, who served as prime minister and PASOK leader from 1996 to 2004, is credited with guiding Greece into the Eurozone and shaping the country\u2019s modern political and economic landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Simitis passed away early Sunday at his vacation home in Agioi Theodoroi, Peloponnese, at the age of 88. He was taken to a hospital unresponsive and was pronounced dead shortly after unsuccessful efforts to revive him.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described Simitis as \u201ca noble political opponent\u201d and \u201ca catalyst in public life,\u201d emphasizing his role in Greece\u2019s modernization and European integration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe believed modernization was a continuous process rooted in democracy, justice and opportunity,\u201d Mitsotakis said, adding, \u201cHis legacy endures in Greece\u2019s progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1257860\/greece-declares-four-days-of-national-mourning-for-costas-simitis\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greek government has declared four days of national mourning following the death of former prime minister Costas Simitis, with a state funeral to honor his legacy. 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