Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88

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Costas Simitis, the former socialist prime minister of Greece who was the architect of the country’s entry into the euro, has died aged 88.

Simitis was taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early on Sunday morning from his holiday home west of Athens, unconscious and without a pulse, the hospital’s director was quoted as saying by the Greek media. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

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