Costas Simitis

thumb|right|Costas Simitis 2003 Costas Simitis (23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025) was a Greek economist, politician and a leader of the "Modernization" movement. He was a founding member of Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) political party. He served two terms as prime minister of Greece from 1996-2004. Quotes Δεν υπάρχει τέλος της ιστορίας. Το σήμερα έχει συνέχεια το αύριο. Από εμάς τους ίδιους εξαρτάται η συνέχεια αυτή. There is no end of history. The present continues tomorrow. This continuation depends on us. Naftemporiki https://www.naftemporiki.gr/politics/1877275/kostas-simitis-me-times-to-teleytaio-antio-ston-proin-prothypoyrgo-oi-epikideioi-kai-to-paratetameno-cheirokrotima-exo-apo-ti-mitropoli/ Κώστας Σημίτης: Με τιμές το τελευταίο αντίο – Οι επικήδειοι και το παρατεταμένο χειροκρότημα έξω από τη Μητρόπολη el Our political practice followed the same track as that of the right-wing governments; many times we implemented ad hoc policies; we maintained clientelistic relations between government and voters; we made selective allocations of funds and we introduced measures benefiting specific groups. The principle governing our political practice was that the party and the government were always right and that their actions had to be justified;... we do not need attractive slogans that create rising expectations but systematic programming and well-planned action. Simitis' argument to break the neverending populist rhetoric of the past, during PASOK's second national congress held in September 1990. *Clogg Richard Richard Clogg Greece, 1981–89: The Populist Decade 1993 Palgrave Macmillan London & New York en 9781349230563 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Greece_1981_89_The_Populist_Decade/PzdAjwEACAAJ?hl=en 41-42 Populism transfers the social problem from the plain of ideology to a level that does not disturb the status quo of social relations. The assistance of the state and the benefits derived from it is the sole objective of political struggles in Greece. Simitis commenting on the failed populism of Andreas Papandreou. Koliopoulos John S. John S. Koliopoulos Veremis Thanos M. :el: Θάνος Βερέμης Modern Greece A History Since 1821 2009 Wiley-Blackwell Oxford en 9781444314830 https://books.google.com/books?id=qumwwKbI0TQC 189 State authority cannot, and must not, dominate economic and social activity. Simitis arguing against statism that dominated the Greek society in the previous decades. 2016 Simitis Costas The European debt crisis Manchester University Press Manchester en 9780719095788 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_European_debt_crisis/W3C5DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=overview 306 When I took over as Prime Minister, I had already known Andreas for more than thirty years. There were very few PASOK cadres who had been with him for such a long time. Political commentators highlighted our conflicts, the distance that separated us in life and politics, our different behaviors. However, they overlooked our many commonalities: our resistance to the junta, our struggles for the establishment and development of PASOK, our confrontation with the Right, our cooperation for an effective government. We maintained a stable relationship between us, despite any friction. Simitis commenting about his relationship with Andreas Papandreou. To Vima 1 May 2025 Costas Simitis’s Life in His Own Words https://www.tovima.com/politics/costas-simitiss-life-in-his-own-words/ Quotes about Simitis is good, but he is not PASOK. In 1979, Andreas Papandreou commented about Simitis's capabilities but also wanted to keep him at a distance from Papandreou's party. Featherstone Kevin Papadimitriou Dimitris 6 Prime Ministers in Greece, The Paradox of Power 2015 Oxford University Press Oxford en 978-0198717171 https://books.google.com/books?id=lO6kCQAAQBAJ 143 External links Konstantinos Simitis Category:Academics from Greece Category:Prime Ministers of Greece Category:Democratic socialists Category:Economists from Greece Category:Anti-fascists Category:1936 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Presidents of the European Council