Konstantinos Voukelatos, a second-generation Greek and president of the Greek Community of Buenos Aires, spoke about his family's history, the current economic situation in Argentina, the challenges faced by Greek schools with 600 students and only three teachers, as well as the Clergy-Laity Congress...
Thanos Tsiroukis, an investment manager who has been in the USA since the 1980s, spoke about his personal journey and the presidential election campaign in the state of Pennsylvania, where he lives and works, on Voice of Greece and the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontog...
Vasilis Stergiou, an entrepreneur who left Greece during the early years of the economic crisis and settled in Southeast Asia without knowing anyone there, shared his personal experience and aspects of life in Thailand. He discussed topics such as the pension system, healthcare system, and other issues...
Steve (Stathis) Georganas, the Greek-Australian Federal MP in Australia, spoke about the ongoing visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to the country of Oceania, the events held in his honor with the attendance of Prime Minister Albanese on some occasions, the upcoming elections of the Greek community in Adelaide...
Panos Danos, CEO of the Danos Group & Partners - International Property Consultants and Valuers in Cyprus, Greece, and the Balkans, talked about the effects of the ongoing war in the Middle East (Lebanon, Gaza, Israel, Iran) on the island of Cyprus during an interview on the Voice of Greece radio...
Stavros Kyriopoulos, President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Brazil, discussed the efforts he made to establish an annual celebration of "Greek Immigrant Day" in the Latin American country. He spoke on Voice of Greece, during the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis.
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Mr. Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of International History and Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, provided a historical overview of the events leading to the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the burning of Smyrna on September 14, 1922 (September 1 according to the old calendar). He referred...
Shipowner Gabriel Petridis, Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Greece for the past three and a half years, spoke about the recent ordeal Vietnam faced with Typhoon Yagi, the respect the Vietnamese hold for Greece and its history, the invitation of Vietnamese workers to Greece, and other topics related to...
The Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, discussed new digital applications that have been implemented or are underway in the Hellenic Cadastre, public health (such as the electronic patient record), and other sectors. He also touched on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the...
Othon Iliopoulos, Associate Professor of Oncology at Harvard and former Member of Parliament for SYRIZA until last month, discussed a promising new drug for treating brain tumors, his parliamentary tenure, and the positive and negative aspects he observed during that time. He criticized the government's...
Journalist Dimitris Zannidis spoke about his late wife, Veta Proedrou—a theater and film actress, a singer with a velvety voice, known as the muse of Chairopoulos, whom the former President of the Republic and Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis often went to listen to— on Voice of Greece, on the...
Thalia Iakovidou, a technical consultant for the National Under-20 Track and Field Team competing in the World Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Lima, Peru, spoke about the team's goals, her impressions of the Latin American country, Lima, and the Peruvians, the Greeks in Peru, and the Greek...
Alkman Granitsas, representative of the Democrats Abroad organization of the U.S. Democratic Party in Greece, discussed the Democratic National Convention taking place in Chicago and answered questions about Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, the party’s positions on abortion, i...
Researcher and emeritus professor of Greek Diaspora History, Anastasios Tamis, from Melbourne, visited the studio of Voice of Greece radio for the first time. He spoke in person about his own migration to Australia and provided a brief overview of the history of Greek migration to all continents except...
Soula (Anastasia) Frantzezou Kotzia, who was born in Brazil, spoke from Curitiba, the capital of the state of Parana, about her family's history, her husband's family, other Greeks in the area, including Florianopolis in Santa Catarina, the events they organize, and their efforts to preserve Greek customs...
Spyridon Chouliaras, a gynecologist-obstetrician specializing in IVF at Sidra Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar, spoke about life in the Middle Eastern state during the summer, the Greek community in Qatar, regional events and their impacts, and the recent funeral of Hamas political leader Haniya. His...
John Brady Kiesling, representative of the American Democratic Party in Greece (Democrats Abroad), spoke about the developments in his party and the political scene in the USA after President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw his candidacy for the US presidency next November, Vice President Kamala Harris,...
In the third consecutive episode focused on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Antonis Klapsis, an associate professor of modern history and international diplomacy at the University of the Peloponnese, discussed developments in the Cyprus issue and Greek-Turkish relations from 1966 until the invasion...
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