“Kostas Simitis changed the format of the country”: I’m sorry for George Papandreou

His condolences for the death of the 88-year-old former Prime Minister, expressed with his announcement the former President of PASOK, . “Kostas Simitis, has been a militant of the Anti-Judgeal Struggle, a founding member of PASOK, a fighter of Change, a minister of PASOK governments and a prime minister with a vision for a strong Greece with a voice and role in the EU and in the world,” George Papandreou notes in a statement on the death of the former Prime Minister, expressing his warm condolences to his family. CORVERSE “Political with a personal and comprehensive view, a genuine social democrat, with a vision for a Europe democratic and progressive, with a dynamic and decisive role in global developments. He was one of the EU leaders who fully understood the importance and necessity of a united Europe,” stresses Papandreou. He adds that “in this spirit, he built as Prime Minister a coherent strategy for modernising Greece and its dynamic presence in the Balkans, the wider region and the EU, which yielded significant successes and led it to the choir of the 25 most important countries in the world.” Continuing, he says that “the country’s form changed with large projects and joined the euro zone, Cyprus entered the EU and Turkey accepted a peace and European approach policy, Greece gained a strong voice in Europe and a significant role in our wider region.” Papandreou points out that in this effort he worked closely with him and was fortunate to meet “a man consistent with his principles, working and effective”. “His offer at home was great and will be assessed accordingly by history,” he points out.