Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88

Costas Simitis was prime minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004. Picture: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

Costas Simitis, the former prime minister of Greece who was the architect of the country joining of the euro, has died aged 88, state TV has reported.

Mr Simitis was taken to hospital unconscious in the city of Corinth early on Sunday from his holiday home west of Athens, the hospital’s director said.