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Costas Simitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constantinos Simitis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης) (born June 23, 1936), usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister of Greece and leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004. Simitis was not a candidate for the Greek Parliament in the 1981 elections, but he was appointed Minister of Agriculture in the first PASOK government of that year. Simitis was elected leader of PASOK on June 30, defeating Akis Tsochatzopoulos on a platform of support for the European Union. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Costas_Simitis   (868 words)

Constantine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constantine is a common name derived from the Latin word constans, meaning constant or steadfast. Constantine Maroulis finalist on the television show American Idol, lead singer of Pray for the Soul of Betty. Constantine (film), based on the comic book Hellblazer, whose protagonist is John Constantine en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constantine   (208 words)

Premier Zhu Rongji Held Talks with Greek Prime Minister Simitis Simitis felt quite pleased to visit China at the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countreis. Simitis said he is satisfied with the development of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, holding that the bilateral trade volume has increased rapidly and cooperation in such fields as shipping and technology has advanced smoothly. Simitis said that Greece will be the rotating chair of the European Union (EU) in the first half of next year, saying that the Greek government hopes to play an active role in promoting ties between the EU and China. www.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/wjb/zzjg/xos/gjlb/3301/3303/t16951.htm   (700 words)

Simitis Constantine - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Simitis Constantine - Search Results - MSN Encarta Simitis, Constantine (1936-), Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004). Born in Athens, Simitis was educated at the University of... uk.encarta.msn.com /Simitis_Constantine.html   (53 words)

Office of Public Affairs at Yale - News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Simitis stayed in Germany, where he continued to be outspoken in his opposition to the dictatorship as a member of the National Council of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement. Simitis has held several ministerial posts from 1981 to 1995 when he resigned as technology and commerce minister after a disagreement with then-Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Simitis was elected as prime minister by the Parliamentary party in a closely contested race. www.yale.edu /opa/newsr/96-04-09-04.all.html   (334 words)

History of Greece Following the 1974 referendum which resulted in the rejection of the monarchy, a new constitution was approved by parliament on June 19, 1975, and parliament elected Constantine Tsatsos as President of the republic. A split between Mitsotakis and Samaras led to the collapse of the ND government and new elections in September 1993. In elections held in September 1996, Constantine Simitis was elected Prime Minister. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hi/History_of_Greece.html   (1308 words)

President Jiang Held Talks with Greek Prime Minister Simitis Simitis expressed his sincere appreciation to President Jiang for Jiang's meeting with him and his delegation just before he left for Kazakhstan to attend the summit meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. Simitis noted that Greece would be the rotating chair of the European Union (EU), saying that the Greek government wishes to play an active role in promoting ties between the EU and China. Simitis also said that both China and Greece are countries with ancient civilization. www.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/wjb/zzjg/xos/gjlb/3301/3303/t16950.htm   (537 words)

Andreas Papandreou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Despite the fact Papandreou's PASOK had secured only 40% of the popular vote, compared to opposing New Democracy's 46%, the latter could not form a government because PASOK had passed changes in the electoral law one year before the elections, precluding the formation of governments on such a percentage. Finally, after three consecutive election between 1989 and 1990, the New Democracy leader, Constantine Mitsotakis, succeeded in forming a government. His successor in office, Costas Simitis, abandoned many of his policies, but was seen by many as subtle in comparison. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andreas_Papandreou   (1275 words)

main   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Zhu said Simitis was the first Greek Prime Minister to visit China in 16 years. Zhu made four proposals: the continued expansion of bilateral ties to improve mutual understanding; enhanced cooperation to boost balanced and healthy trade and economic cooperation; non-governmental cooperation to expand bilateral cooperation in tourism, science and technology, sports, culture, biology and telecommunications; and stronger cooperation on the Olympic Games. Simitis said both Greece and China had long cultural traditions,which was the bridge for mutual understanding and communication between the two countries. www.tibetinfor.com.cn /en/news/2002/06/c062924.htm   (283 words)

Ananova - Greeks refuse to pay ex-king $1.4bn Former King Constantine, who won his case in the European Court of Human Rights, seeks $1.4 billion in compensation if the estates and palaces are not returned. Constantine, 60, who lives in exile in London, said he wants to "avoid any burden on the taxpayers of Greece," suggesting he would prefer to have the property returned. The ex-king and family members lodged the case with Europe's top rights tribunal after their appeals against a 1994 law confiscating the property were rejected in Greek courts. www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_125646.html?nav_src=newsIndexHeadline   (357 words)

[No title] Zhu said that the two countries should keep up the momentum of their contacts in an effort to further promote understanding and to work for a sound and balanced development of bilateral economic and trade relations. Simitis arrived in Beijing on Sunday, marking the first visit by a Greek prime minister to China in 16 years. Referring to the ancient cultures of the two countries as a *bridge* of understanding between them, Simitis said the common goal of the two countries is to develop economic opportunities to further strengthen ties between the two. www.omogenia.com /forums/printthread.php/Board/UBB10/main/3295/type/post   (376 words)

Chinese-Chamber.Gr The new constitution was approved by parliament on June 19, 1975, and parliament elected Constantine Tsatsos as President of the republic. In 1990 the ND party was governing again with Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis. In 2004 the ND party under the leadership of Constantine Karamanlis -grandson of the previous president of Republic- won the elections. www.chinese-chamber.gr /php/page.php?type=semistatic&content=en-greecehistory&lang=en   (1141 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Constantine Simitis, a former national economy minister, will assume both the commerce and industry portfolios and Ioannis Haralambous will assume the transport and communications portfolio. Socialist leader Andreas Papandreou, whose PASOK party won a comfortable majority in Sunday's general elections, was given a mandate to form a government by President Constantine Karamanlis yesterday. Athens, 13/10/93 (ANA) - Outgoing Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis said yesterday he would not contest his conservative party's leadership at an upcoming electoral assembly to elect a new leader. www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/1993/93-10-13.ana.txt   (1740 words)

NEN-English In his talks with Simitis, also the current rotating chairman of the European Union (EU), Hu said that it remains an important part of China's foreign policy to develop relations with the EU. Simitis said he is satisfied with the development of bilateral trade and economic co-operation, which has witnessed a rapid increase. For their part, said Simitis, the Greek Government is willing to promote co-operation in areas of culture, tourism and agriculture, and especially in regard to China's hosting of the Olympic Games in forwarding bilateral relations. 218.25.39.149 /74591981224853504/20030531/1155159.shtml   (606 words)

CNN - Clinton arrives in Italy after talks in Greece - November 20, 1999 One of the central objectives of his trip to Europe, which began November 14 in Turkey, is to push for reconciliation between Greece and Turkey, which have many strong disputes, including resource claims in the Aegean and control of the island of Cyprus. After separate meetings with Greek Prime Minister Constantine Simitis and President Costis Stephanopoulos, Clinton suggested that allowing Turkey into the European Union would encourage Ankara to resolve disputes with its neighbors. Simitis said Greece was willing to support Turkey's entry into the EU if certain conditions were met -- including progress toward resolving the dispute over Cyprus. www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9911/20/clinton.trip.02   (794 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) U.S. Department of State Greece Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998 GREECE Greece is a constitutional republic and multiparty parliamentary democracy with an independent judiciary in which citizens choose their representatives in free and fair elections. Shipyard owner Constantine Peratikos was shot to death by masked assailants in May. The "November 17" terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the killing. The Government headed by Prime Minister Constantine Simitis of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) won in free and fair elections in September 1996. www.terrorism.net /Pubs/dosfan-hr/97/europe/greece.txt   (9130 words)

Central Europe Review - Greek News Review In the wake of Prime Minister Constantine Simitis's announcement that new police ID cards will not list the bearer's religious beliefs along with other sensitive personal data, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos declared a "relentless struggle" against the government and other bishops warned of imminent social unrest. All Greek citizens over the age of 15 are obliged to carry the cards, and the issue has dominated Greek social and political life for the last two weeks. Seismologists said there was no cause for alarm, but in the early hours of Friday 26 May two more earthquakes, recorded at 5.3 and 4.6 in the northwest Greece's Ionian Sea, raised concerns about a new chain of earthquakes similar to the one of September 1999. www.ce-review.org /00/21/greecenews21.html   (934 words)

96/09/23 Daily Briefing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Constantine Simitis was re-elected in Greece as Prime Minister, and we wanted to react to that briefly. The Prime Minister has proven himself to be a serious leader, dedicated to improving relations with his neighbors and to strengthening Greece's ties to the rest of Europe and the United States. Simitis wants to improve Greece's relations with her neighbors. dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/briefing/daily_briefings/1996/9609/960923db.html   (4362 words)

CER | Greece: Simitis meetings not "hot news" Prime Minister Constantine Simitis met Minister of Defence Akis Tsochatzopoulos in Berlin on Tuesday. Comments by Prime Minister Simitis at a Conference organised by the Youth organisation of PASOK regarding the political history of Greece prompted Constantine Karamanlis, nephew of the well-know Greek politician, to react stongly. He argued that Simitis referred to ghosts of the past, a common practice for those without a future: "The preaching of Simitis attempts to divide Greeks. www.ce-review.org /01/17/greecenews17.html   (795 words)

Greece From 1952 to late 1963, Greece was governed by conservative parties--the Greek Rally of Marshal Alexandros Papagos and its successor, the National Radical Union (ERE) of the late Constantine Karamanlis. Following the 1974 referendum, the Parliament approved a new constitution and elected Constantine Tsatsos as president of the republic. After Prime Minister Mitsotakis fired Foreign Minister Andonis Samaras in 1992, the rift led to the collapse of the ND government and a victory in the September 1993 elections for Andreas Papandreou's PASOK. www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/greece.html   (2194 words)

NEWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) The royal couple had meetings with the President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Stephanopoulos, Prime Minister Constantine Simitis, the Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, and the Speaker of Parliament, Apostolos Kaklamanis and the Mayor of Athens D. Avramopoulos. The Greek Prime Minister, Constantine Simitis, paid an official visit to the Czech Republic on 16-17 March 1998, when he had talks with President V. Havel, the Czech Prime Minister and other state officials. From 2 to 4 April 1998 the Asia - Europe Summit (ASEM II) was held in London and the Prime Minister, Mr C. Simitis, and the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr G. Papandreou, represented Greece. www.hri.org /MFA/thesis/spring98/news.html   (1970 words)

main   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Chinese Top Legislator Meets Greek PM Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), met in Beijing on Tuesday with Constantine Simitis, prime minister of Greece. Both said they were pleased to witness a good momentum in the development of bilateral relations and were keen to promote cooperation and exchanges in such areas as economics, culture and archeological exploration. Simitis reiterated that Greece adheres to its one China policy,pays close attention to the growth of its relations with China, and is ready to increase its cooperation with the Chinese side in culture, archaeology, maritime shipping, agriculture, tourism and other fields. www.tibetinfor.com.cn /en/news/2002/06/c063009.htm   (162 words)

strategy4china: Visit of the Greek Prime Minister The VIP row in the audience with Prime Minister Simitis, Chairman Yu Xiaosong and vice Mayor Zhang Mao On 4 June 2002 a conference was held in the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel for the visit of the Greek Prime Minister as well as a Business Conference and Business meetings. Constantine Simitis), CCPIT Chairman Yu Xiaosong, vice Mayor Zhang Mao and others. strategy4china.com /greek.html   (182 words)

syngenta cuts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) The United States is taking the dispute to the World Trade Organization, where it will argue that the moratorium on the farming and import of biotech foods and grains in place since 1998 is an unfair trade barrier. EU officials recently have been working on a system that would allow them to label genetically engineered food so that consumers could choose whether to buy it. Simitis expects to have final proposals on rules governing the trade of biotech foods by the end of the year. www.checkbiotech.org /blocks/dsp_document.cfm?doc_id=5574   (428 words)

1996 Human Rights Report: Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Greece is a constitutional republic and multiparty parliamentary democracy with an independent judiciary in which citizens periodically choose their representatives in free and fair elections. In 1996 parliamentary elections, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) won a majority of the parliamentary seats, and its leader, Constantine Simitis, was returned to office as Prime Minister. The Government headed by Prime Minister Constantine Simitis of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) won in free and fair elections in September. stockholm.usembassy.gov /human/1996/europe/greece.html   (8739 words)

[No title] Greek Premiere Constantine Simitis, reported 'Makfax' agency from Athens, made a political decision to solve the name issue of Macedonia, as soon as possible. According to Greek papers, the decision was made together with the Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos after their meeting with the Greek UN Ambassador Hristos Zaharakis yesterday. Such a name has still not been found, but Simitis would, allegedly, immediately after it is found, convene the leaders of the political parties under leadership of the Greek President Stefanopoulos. www.b-info.com /places/Macedonia/republic/news/96-03/mar06.mil   (1483 words)

Greece history. Bronze, Minoan, Mycenaean, archaic, Hellenistic, roman, Byzantine & ottoman periods.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Constantine decided to found a new Rome, and in AD 324 he moved the capital to the East, to the Greek city Byzantium on the Bosporus. In July 1974 the Greek dictatorship tried to overthrow Archbishop Makarios, the President of Cyprus and brought Greece to the brink of war with Turkey, which invaded Cyprus and occupied part of the island. A new constitution was approved by parliament on June 19, 1975. www.hellasholidayguide.com /greece_history.htm   (1069 words)

netcyclo: Greece: History After Mitsotakis fired his Foreign Minister, Andonis Samaras in 1992, the rift led to the collapse of the ND government and new elections in September 1993 won again by Andreas Papandreou's PASOK. In April 2000, Simitis and PASOK won again by a narrow margin, gaining 158 seats to ND's 125. New elections must be held no later than spring 2004. www.netcyclo.com /places/polit/nations/greece/gr-his.htm   (974 words)

[No title] Vandals desecrated the Memorial dedicated to the thousands of Greek Jews who perished during the Holocaust, located in a 13th century Jewish cemetery in the northwestern city of Ioannina, with slogans such as "Death to Jews" and "Jews Out". "We respectfully urge the government of Greece to publicly denounce this attack and to thoroughly investigate this incident and expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators," Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, wrote in a letter to Constantine Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece. None of the gravestones were vandalized, although vandals damaged three gravestones at the cemetery nearly two years ago. www.adl.org /PresRele/ASInt_13/4368_13.htm   (177 words)

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