Greece Abroad

Daniel Makris, President of the Greek Community of Messina in Sicily, joined the radio program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece. He spoke about his family’s history, as well as that of the city’s Greek-descended residents, tracing their roots back several centuries. Mr. Makris ...

Thursday’s episode opened with a look at current affairs, as reflected in major news portals and newspaper front pages. We then welcomed Dr. Nikitas Kanakis, Vice President of Doctors of the World -Greece, to the studio. He spoke about the major humanitarian crises around the globe where the organization i...

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Giannis Loverdos, who oversees matters concerning the Greek diaspora, joined "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis from Luxembourg, where he participated in the 134th Session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. He spoke about his meeting with C...

The program welcomed Giorgos Lignos, a musicologist and music producer from Brisbane, Australia, who spoke about an upcoming tribute event honoring Mikis Theodorakis. The event will feature a lecture by Lignos on the universal significance of Theodorakis’ work, performances by the Brisbane-based Greek c...

Renowned flute virtuoso and artistic director of the Musica Antica a Magnano festival, Anastasios (Tasos) Dimitriades, was a guest on Voice of Greece. The conversation was prompted by a series of upcoming anniversary concerts with the Baroque Duo Kiss–Démétriadès, celebrating 50 years of his musical care...

In this episode, Mr. Antonis Kazamias, Vice President of the Greek Centre of Cairo—the oldest Greek association in Egypt—joined us via telephone from Cairo. Established in 1893 in the Egyptian capital, this historic institution was first presided over by Alexandros Rostovitz Bey, succeeded by Nestor Tsa...

The program welcomed Katerina Poutachidou, Artistic Director of Creative Drama & Arts in Melbourne. She shared the story of the center’s evolution since its founding in 2014—starting with a group of third-generation Greek-Australian children, later expanding to include children of recent immigrants, and...

Ms. Angeliki Oikonomou, who has been living and working in Cargese, Corsica—known as the Greek village of Corsica—since the time of the financial crisis in Greece, spoke on the radio program “Our Global Voice” on Voice of Greece, hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis. She shared the history of the village...

The program featured Christos Angelis, President of the newly founded Hellenic Business Society in Great Britain, whose official launch took place at the Greek Ambassador’s residence in London.Dr. Angelis, a medical professional, spoke with Natasa Vissarionos and Eleni Kostaki about his decision to r...

In anticipation of their upcoming concert in Copenhagen on Friday, May 9, the band Kinoi Thnitoi joins the show to discuss their boundary-crossing sound—rooted in Greek tradition but infused with elements of rock and hip-hop. Their music resists categorization, drawing from a range of influences to c...

Mr. Kostas Kachrimanidis, President of Omogenia Germanias e.V., joined the program to discuss the upcoming parade in Stuttgart, set for Saturday, May 3, in celebration of the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence of 1821. This marks the third consecutive year that the Greek community organizes...

Greek-Canadian Gerry (Gerasimos) Sklavounos, former Deputy Minister of Health and Environment in Quebec, joined Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis to discuss the outcome of Canada’s federal elections and its potential impact on U.S.-Canada relations under Presi...

Gonda Van Steen, Professor and Koraes Chair in Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language, and Literature, as well as Director of the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s College London, joined Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice”, hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis, to reflect on a lon...

For the sixth consecutive year, children and teenagers from Greece, Cyprus, and Australia come together for the festival “Theatre in Front of a Microphone” – Youth Theatre on Air, a cross-cultural celebration of radio theatre. The event is a collaboration between the Theatrical Visual Arts Center “Poup...

The show featured journalist and communications expert Chryssa Skodra, who has been living and working in Finland for the past 20 years. She spoke about life in the Scandinavian country, highlighting both its advantages and its challenges—among t...

Georgia Karantona, Director of the Greek Children’s Library of London, was a guest on Tuesday, April 22, on "Faraway Words" in the studio of Voice of Greece. She spoke about the Greek Children’s Library of London, her participation in the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair, her l...

In this special post-Easter edition of the program, we focused on the major news dominating headlines: the death of Pope Francis and the unfolding process of his succession. Joining us were Maria Tamouridou, a Greek tour guide based in Rome, and Dimitris Moschos, Professor of Church History at the Department...

On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Dr. Christina Tsardikou, on the program "Greeks Around the World – Greece in Argentina," welcomed Greeks from Argentina to share their experiences of celebrating Easter in Latin America. They sent heartfelt Resurrection greetings to their fellow countrymen around t...