Kostas Simitis of the most important personalities of our modern history” – The condolences of Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Her condolences for the death of former Prime Minister Costas Simitis at the age of 88 on Sunday morning (5.1.25) are expressed by the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. “Costas Simitis has been one of the most important and multifaceted political personalities of our newest history,” Katerina Sakellaropoulou initially says in her statement. CORVERSE “His presence in the country’s public life has contributed decisively to the formation and continuity of another political consciousness and culture in Metapolitism, with emphasis on method, rationality and commitment to the goal,” stresses the President of the Republic. As he points out, “with a firm, main reference to European social democracy and the current modernisation, he envisioned, as Prime Minister, a strong and equal Greece in Europe. The country’s entry into the Eurozone and the accession of Cyprus to Europe have been recorded as top moments for our national interests. The democratic ethos, the racing and the low loyalty to the good of our State accompanied Kostas Simitis throughout his life, the resistance to dictatorship, his academic course, his great political path.” “I say good-bye to him with sorrow and respect and express my deep condolences to his wife Daphne, his daughters and his relatives,” Katerina Sakellaropoulou concludes in her statement.