Delphi Economic Forum: They honored the memory of Kostas Simitis - What did Marilena's daughter said

In a discussion in memory of the former prime minister of Greece, Kostas Simitis (1996-2004), journalist Yiannis Prenteris, chatted As part of the 10th Delphi Economic Forum with his daughter, Marilena SimitisProfessor of Political Sociology at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, as well as with other politicians who worked closely with him during his rule.

First took the floor the Anna DiamantopoulouPresident of the Network, which spoke about the importance of reform in Greece and Europe. “Kostas Simitis belongs to the Greeks who have left a work and a strong imprint on the country’s development,” he said characteristically, adding that he would remain in the country’s history for his ideas and the creation of the modernization of the PASOK party. “Costas Simitis was my mentor,” he noted, “because I was inspired by the combination of his character to serve his vision with a plan, with work and method.” He made a special mention of the characteristic block that was constantly accompanying him and consistently recorded the progress of the government.

Delphi Economic Forum: They honored the memory of Kostas Simitis - What did Marilena's daughter said — Anna Diamantopoulou, President, NETWORK

Referring to his human side, he described him as a noble man who never used offensive phrases and did not make personal attacks, while describing him as a deep democrat, saying that “he was a cause, a revolutionary for a cause”. Then the reason took o Evangelos VenizelosVice -President of the Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2015), Emeritus Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Evangelos Venizelos began his position by saying that Kostas Simitis was moving on the basis of his own political beliefs, consistently and clarity. He described him as “the second founder of PASOK and head of the western, modernization stream of the party.”

“I was always impressed by how much PASOK was Kostas Simitis,” he noted and referred to the “crystal clear mark” that left behind with the accession of our country into EMU, the accession of Cyprus to the EU, the organization of the 2004 Olympic Games. “Costas Simitis is certainly one of the spectrum of the very great political figures of our country,” he added.

She then talked about her father, Professor of Political Sociology at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, Marilena Simitis. Mrs. Simitis emphasized the timeless and basic characteristics of the policy that her father had embraced, the belief in progress, rationality and knowledge. “He was a man of action, he was interested in goals and the result.” As her father said, she had said that “one has to know how much he has to wait, how to tolerate and when to intervene, setting his long -term strategy for achieving his goals.”

“Kostas Simitis was identified with the policy of social democracy and believed that Greece’s strengthening is being made through Europe,” he said.

The Epilogue in this memory debate was taken by the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis.

Mr. Chrysochoidis talked about the so -called “Simitis School”, which, he said, was based on daily progress: “Every day I take a step forward with the vision of improving the living conditions of society, a step forward for the country’s progress.” He described Kostas Simitis as a politician with determination and unparalleled realism, saying that “Simitis put us in Europe’s ‘first chairs’, referring to Greece’s integration era in EMU and noted that the footprint left behind was very large. “On Semitic our country took steps by rules, with method, hard work and effect,” he added, stressing that his imprint is a larger, better and safer Greece.