People attend mass around the coffin of former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis during his funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on January 9, 2025. Costas Simitis, the reformist prime minister whose governments oversaw Greece's eurozone entry, helped Cyprus join the EU and planned for the Athens 2004 Olympics, died on January 5, 2025 at the age of 88. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)