Dimitris Kontogiannis

Christos Klairis, Professor Emeritus of General Linguistics at the Sorbonne, stressed that “language is power and identity,” underlining that Greece and the Greek language go hand in hand. He spoke about the significance of establishing 9 February as World Greek Language Day, during his appearance on ...

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Emeritus Professor of the History of the Greek Diaspora based in Australia, spoke about the major event being organised in Melbourne for World Greek Language Day on Monday, 9 February, as well as about the importance of language in promoting Greek culture, on Voice of...

Danil Makris, President of the Greek Community of the Strait (Messina) in Sicily, spoke about the history of the Greeks of Messina—founded by settlers from Chalcis thousands of years ago—on the occasion of the recent presentation of his book The Greeks of Messina in Italian.He also referred to the ...

Pablo Avgoustis, a distinguished member of the Greek Community of Montevideo, spoke about his family’s history, the local Greek community, and the event for World Greek Language Day organized by the Maria Tsakos Foundation. He joined Voice of Greece on the program Our Global Voice, presented by D...

Francesco Colafemmina—author, classical philologist, translator, and philhellene—spoke about an event to be held in Taranto, Italy, on Monday, 9 February, dedicated to Lord Byron and the Exodus of Messolonghi, as part of the celebrations for World Greek Language Day. He joined Voice of Greece radio on ...

Seta Theodoridou, President of the Greek Community of Paris and Environs, spoke about the events to be held in Paris in the coming period to mark World Greek Language Day, with particular reference to the event co-organised by the Community, the Greek Pavilion of the Cité Internationale Universitaire ...

Stella Xenopoulou and Zoe Karfi, members of the Greek Community of Dublin, spoke about the “marriage” of the Greek language with Ulysses, the landmark novel by the renowned Philhellene Irish author James Joyce. They discussed a public reading of excerpts from the novel in Greek, held at Sweny's Pha...

Dimitris Katsounis, who emigrated to Canada eleven years ago, spoke about the harshest winter in recent years, the impressive organization of the Greek diaspora in Quebec, Canada–U.S. relations, and Canada’s business and economic ties with Greece, on Voice of Greece radio and the program Our Global Voi...

Sokratis Sokratous, Chief Financial Officer of a cosmetics company, and Captain Kostas Demertzis, President of the newly established Greek community of Ghana, spoke about life and current conditions in the peaceful West African country, the Greek presence there, and the School of Saint Nicholas, on...

Michalis Papaioannou, a Greek-American economist and long-time official of the International Monetary Fund, spoke about the severe weather affecting the state of Maryland, where he resides, as well as about the broader situation in the United States, on the radio of Voice of Greece, on the program “Our G...

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Professor Emeritus of Greek History and Diaspora Studies, spoke about the life and work of prominent Greek Orthodox clergy in South and North America, such as Archbishop Iakovos, based in New York, and Metropolitan Gennadios Chryssoulakis of South America, based in Buenos...

Dimos Siokis, President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, spoke on Voice of Greece’s program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis about developments of the past few weeks—from Venezuela to Greenland—and how these events have been experienced by ordinary citizens. In th...

Dr Salar Adnan Ahmed, Associate Professor of Biochemistry in Kurdistan Region, spoke on the Voice of Greece program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis about his homeland, Kurdish feelings toward Greece, the Greek presence in Kurdistan, and his own personal journey.

Giannis Stavropoulos, a Greek American entrepreneur, spoke about his impressions of the Republic of Namibia, which he recently visited, as well as about the Greek presence there. He was a guest on Our Global Voice, hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis, on Voice of Greece radio.

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Professor Emeritus of Greek History and Diaspora Studies, spoke about the life and work of prominent members of the Greek diaspora in Chile, such as the brothers Konstantinos, Aristeidis and Theodoros Tefarikis, on Voice of Greece radio and the program “Our Global V...

Panos Danos, Chief Executive Officer of the Danos Group, a real estate advisory and valuation firm operating in Cyprus and Greece, spoke about the key political, economic, national, and geopolitical issues shaping the island of Cyprus. The interview aired on Voice of Greece, on the program "Our Global...

Kostas Politis, President of the Greek Community of Tashkent and of the Hellenic Cultural Center in Uzbekistan, spoke about the photography exhibition titled “The Greek Miracle in Tashkent,” which was inaugurated on January 11 and is being hosted at the Remezzo Art Hall in Kalamaria until February 1, ...

Theodoros Marangelis, President of the Greek Community in Caracas, Venezuela, said that the situation in the capital of the Latin American country has returned to normal following the dramatic events of the weekend that led to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. armed forces. He was speaking on Voice ...