Temporary traffic restrictions will be in place around central Athens on Thursday due to the inauguration of Greece’s new president, Konstantinos Tasoulas.

A sweeping government reshuffle appears imminent, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis finalizing key appointments. Sources indicate that changes could occur within hours as the prime minister seeks to recalibrate his administration.

Greek think tank Kyklos Ideon (Circle of Ideas), in cooperation with the Delphi Economic Forum, is organizing its annual conference for the eighth consecutive year. 

The father of a victim of the deadly Tempe train crash in 2023 has submitted a new request for the exhumation of his child’s body to conduct toxicological and histological tests, aiming to shed light on the cause of death. 

Inflation on food and basic living goods between February 2024 and February 2025 is negative, the Development Ministry said in a note this week, following the release of Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures. 

Tensions flared outside Athens’ National Gallery on Wednesday as a group of ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with cultural workers staging a peaceful demonstration in support of freedom of expression. 

Only a small portion is in cash or local assets; most of the €1.2 billion is managed through funds and services outside the country.

The government expects to have completed the extension of the new Thessaloniki metro to the southern suburb of Kalamaria by the end of 2025, Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nikos Tachiaos told the 4th Greece Talks innovation conference in Thessaloniki. 

Aegean Airlines is at the stage of “bureaucratic processing” for inaugurating twice-weekly flights between Thessaloniki and Izmir this year, airline CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis told the 4th Greece Talks innovation conference in the northern Greek port city on Wednesday. 

Piraeus Bank is acquiring 100% of Ethniki Insurance from CVC Capital Partners for 600 million euros.

The Greek stock market’s momentum continues strong.

Greek police have announced that as part of an operation to dismantle criminal organizations involved in fuel smuggling and meter tampering, officers raided offices of two computer programming companies, 44 gas stations, and seven homes early Tuesday.

Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi and Philipp Steinberg, the German director-general for economic stabilization, energy security, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure, also discussed Germany’s possible purchase of Cypriot gas that flows through Egypt’s liquefaction facilities.

Traffic restrictions will apply on Thursday in downtown Athens from 10.30 a.m. due to the swearing-in ceremony of the new president, Konstantinos Tasoulas.

EmTech Europe 2025, the leading conference of MIT Technology Review, was held in cooperation with Kathimerini last week in Athens, hosting prominent guests with a global perspective who shape developments in the sectors they represent.

The ongoing rift between the EU and the US – centered on NATO defense spending and the new US administration’s stance on Ukraine – has pushed the EU toward charting a path to strategic autonomy and the development of a common European defense.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he asked Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take the greatest responsibility possible for regional stability during a visit to Ankara on Wednesday. [Reuters]

Authorities have seized a large quantity of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment at the port of Piraeus.

The prosecutor in the case of the deadly Mati wildfire, which claimed 104 lives seven years ago, has delivered a scathing assessment of the management of the fire by the authorities in an appeal of the case.

A public prosecutor has filed six felony charges and one misdemeanor against 61 individuals arrested in a large-scale police operation targeting dozens of petrol stations involved in fuel smuggling and meter tampering.