Greece Abroad

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.

The program "Take Your Time", hosted by Prokopis Agelopoulos, welcomed historian and author Kostas Katsapis and actress Lili Tegou to the studio, on the occasion of the theatre production “You Left on the ‘Patris’”, staged at Angelon Vima Theatre. The play is based on the book Australia – Ten Stori...

In the Tuesday, 20 January 2026 edition of “Take Your Time”, following the review of current affairs and the main headlines from news websites and newspapers, we discussed political developments—focusing in particular on the farmers’ protests—after the meeting between agricultural union representatives and the P...

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.

On Monday, January 19, 2026, after covering current events and reviewing the front pages of news portals and newspapers, we discussed these topics with Manos Oikonomidis, journalist-analyst from ysterografa.gr. The first hour concluded with Ivana Dzhordjevic covering international news. In the second...

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...

On Friday’s edition of the program, 16 January 2026, we devoted extended coverage to current affairs, drawing on the front pages of newspapers and online media. We then spoke by phone with Stavros Arachovitis, former Minister of Rural Development and Food, agronomist, and senior member of SYRIZA–Progressive All...

On Thursday’s edition of “Take Your Time”, we sought to unpack— with the help of Efstathios Lianos Liantis, Associate Professor of the Geopolitics of Religion and Religious Diplomacy—developments surrounding Russia’s unprecedented attack on Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, following the granting of...

Greek-Australian historical researcher Nikos Dallas is a guest on the program "Time in Greece", hosted by Nikolas Angelidis. He speaks about the major and long-overdue effort to document the fighters of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) who sought refuge in Tashkent after the Greek Civil War. This...

The program was exceptionally hosted by Prokopis Agelopoulos. He welcomed by phone Christina Tsardikou, President of the cultural association Nostos in Argentina. She spoke about the European Union–Mercosur agreement, focusing primarily on issues related to the cost of agricultural and livestock products i...

On Friday’s edition of the program, 9 January 2026, we opened with an interview with Sokratis Aleiftiras, a farmers’ union representative from Larissa and Vice President of the Federation of Agricultural Associations of the Prefecture of Larissa. He spoke about Tuesday’s meeting with the Prime Minis...

The latest developments from current affairs in Greece were presented by “Take Your Time” on Thursday, 08 January 2026, to listeners of Voice of Greece. Following a review of the day’s newspaper headlines, the programme commented on key political issues with political analyst Maria Karaklioumi, short...

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 ...

Seta Theodoridou, President of the Greek Community of Paris and Surrounding Areas, spoke about the celebration of Epiphany in the snow-covered French capital, as well as the cultural events the Community is organizing in the coming weeks. She was speaking on the radio of Voice of Greece, on the programme...

The program featured Penny Tsopanopoulos, a dance instructor from the Pontian Estia of Melbourne, who spoke about the celebration of Epiphany at the Church of Panagia Kamariotissa Church, and the festivities that followed with the group Mavrothalassites. She also referred to the wide range of activities...