Greece Abroad

Greek expatriate Giorgos Rektsinis, President of the Cairo Nautical Club, spoke about the situation in Egypt in light of the war in the Middle East, tourism from Greece, the exhibits of the new Grand Museum, and the steadily declining number of Greeks living there, on Voice of Greece radio and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.

Panagiotis Baladakis, President of the Federation of Greek Communities of South Africa, spoke on the program about the history of Hellenism in South Africa—from the first migrants in 1860, to its flourishing in the 1960s and 1970s with around 120,000 Greeks, to the present day, when, as he noted, t...

A small yet historic moment was written at this year’s Academy Awards, when Cassandra Kulukundis took to the stage to receive the Oscar for Best Casting for the film "One Battle After Another." With roots in Kasos, Cassandra Kulukundis brought with her to the Oscars the aura of the Greek sea, Greek s...

Ioannis Fotiadis, entrepreneur and President of the Greek–Moldovan Community, spoke about the presence of Greeks in the Republic of Moldova—beginning with the Epirote walnut trader Katsikas in the 19th century, the headquarters of Alexandros Ypsilantis in the capital Chișinău, and the Church of Saint...

The program featured Panos Drosinakis, President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Germany, who spoke about the draft law on postal voting for Greeks abroad, the closure of the Greek-language service of Deutsche Welle, and the unification of the two Greek communities in Hamburg. As he noted,...

The program featured, via phone, Haris Sfyrakis, founder and CEO of Algomo, on the occasion of EmTech Europe, the flagship conference of MIT Technology Review, which returns to Athens for the third consecutive year on 19 and 20 March at the Megaron – Athens Concert Hall, organized by the newspaper K...

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and emeritus professor of the History of the Greek Diaspora, began his remarks by referring to the physician Dionysios Touliatos from Kefalonia, who visited China after graduating from the University of Genoa in Italy. He spoke on the radio program “Our Global Voice”, hos...

This episode took us to Bucharest, where we met a young Greek artist who is already carving out a distinctive path in the world of classical music. The harpist, soprano and composer Naya Myserli, a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, spoke about her first musical steps in Thessaloniki, her deep connection with the harp—one of the oldest and most poetic musical instruments—and her creative journey that combines performance, composition and lyric singing. We discussed her studies and international experiences, her collaborations with distinguished orchestras and conductors, as well as the distinctions she has received in international composition competitions. ... Read more

On Thursday’s program, 12 March 2026, after the introduction covering the day’s current affairs and a review of the main headlines from online media and newspapers, we discussed the economic impact on Greece of the escalating war and the government measures addressing rising prices, with Ioanna Lio...

The Most Reverend Metropolitan Gregory of Cameroon was a guest on the program “Take Your Time”, broadcast from the Voice of Greece studio. He spoke about the current global situation, marked by wars and civil conflicts, and stressed the need to return to the fundamental teachings of Christ, as con...

“Imprint” with Fuli Zavitsanou met historian Sakis Gekas, holder of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History at York University in Toronto, Canada, and Director of the Hellenic Canadian History Archive at the same university. He spοke about Greek migration to Canada, the impo...

The well-known journalist Giannis Papoutsakis spoke about the history of prominent diaspora footballers who left an indelible mark on Greek football, such as Lefteris Antoniadis, Vassilis Hatzipanagis, Romain Argyroudis, Youtsos, Sofianidis, Kermanidis, Chris Kalatzis, Kostas Mitroglou, and Odysseas...

Greek Cypriot journalist Vasoula Christodoulou joined the program by phone from London. Ms Christodoulou has had a notable career in journalism. She produces the podcast “Hellenic Voice”, where she speaks with members of the Greek diaspora and philhellenes, on London Greek Radio (LGR). She also pre...

On the Tuesday, 10 March 2026 broadcast, we discovered Livadi on Mount Olympus, a large historic village of the Larissa region, located on the borders with Pieria and Kozani. It is a historic settlement built on Mount Titaros, the homeland of the Filiki Eteria member Georgakis Olympios, with a history...

Today on “Voices and Music”, we travelled all the way to southern India and Muddenahalli, where a Greek musician has chosen to dedicate his life not only to music, but also to humanity. Dimitris Lambrianos—multi-instrumentalist, composer and conductor, a musician who can play more than thirty music...

On 01 January 2027, the Greek-language program of Deutsche Welle will cease operations, as the broadcaster has announced. A few days ago, an official petition calling for the preservation of Deutsche Welle’s Greek service was submitted to the Bundestag, the German parliament. Mr. Kostas Tatsis, h...

“The introduction of postal voting ensures the equal and unhindered participation of all Greeks living abroad in national elections,” stressed Filippos Fortomas, MP for the Cyclades with New Democracy and Chair of the Hellenic Parliament’s Special Permanent Committee on the Greek Diaspora, speaking today...

Dr Anastasios Tamis, researcher and emeritus professor of the history of the Greek Diaspora based in Melbourne, Australia, spoke about Labour Day as it is celebrated in Brazil and about several prominent Greeks who migrated there from Constantinople. Among them were Georgios Xylaras, as well as gold...