INTERVIEWS

Yiorgos Koumoutsakos, Greece’s Ambassador to UNESCO, who led the initiative to establish 9 February as World Greek Language Day, stated that Greece now holds a “golden international passport” to carry the Greek language across the world and to leverage it for the benefit of the country. He was speak...

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 ...

Sister Agni, a nun at the Monastery of the Ascension of the Lord in Skourta, Boeotia—secular name Evangelia Kyriakopoulou, retired philologist—featured on “Hellenes Everywhere”.

People, events, encounters, behind-the-scenes stories, and the unexpected — in and beyond Greece, in and beyond the world of sport. Forty years in the mass media. Forty years of documenting events, captured in "With a Pen and a "Microphone," the book by Yiannis Galanopoulos. An ERT journalist for 3...

The program "Take Your Time" with Prokopis Agelopoulos welcomed the talented actress Marita Kostopoulou to the studio, on the occasion of her participation in the production Killer Joe at Alkmini Theater. Marita Kostopoulou is a theatre scholar (graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University...

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 ...

The program “Take Your Time”, presented by Prokopis Agelopoulos, welcomed to the studio the multi-talented singer-songwriter Katerina Kyrmizi. The occasion was the release of her new album Κάκτοι ΙΙΙ, featuring lyrics and music written by the artist herself.This is the third and final concept album in the...

Stavros Kyriopoulos, President of the Federation of Greek Communities of Brazil, spoke about the event organized by the Greek Community of São Paulo dedicated to the Greek language, with the participation of both children and adults. The event is held on the occasion of World Greek Language Day, celebrated ...

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...

Dr Eleni Kapsokoli, Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Neapolis University Pafos, on the program "Hellenes Everywhere".

Dr. Dionysis Tsirigotis, Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, on the program "Hellenes Everywhere".

Thomas Moschos, livestock farmer and agricultural producer, EU award-winning organic products producer, on the program "Hellenes Everywhere".

The program “Take Your Time”, hosted by Prokopis Agelopoulos, welcomed to the studio educator and author Maria Giallousi, on the occasion of her book “Shopping for Love – On Love in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. Below is an excerpt from the foreword of Maria Giallousi’s book, in which she s...

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...