Our Global Voice

Ο Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος, ιστορική προσωπικότητα της ομογένειας και βουλευτής του σοσιαλδημοκρατικού κόμματος της Σουηδίας από το 1994 μέχρι το 2010, έδωσε την δική ερμηνεία για το οριακό εκλογικό αποτέλεσμα υπέρ του κεντροαριστερού συνασπισμού του οποίου ηγείται το κόμμα του, εκφράζοντας παράλληλα την πίστη...

Ο Σωτήρης Δελής, βουλευτής του Σουηδικού Κοινοβουλίου από το 2014 μέχρι το 2019 με το κόμμα των Μετριοπαθών του κεντροδεξιού μπλόκ, έδωσε την δική του ερμηνεία για το οριακό αποτέλεσμα υπέρ της κεντροαριστεράς στις πρόσφατες Σουηδικές εκλογές και το απέδωσε σε δημογραφικούς λόγους ενώ δεν απέκλ...

Konstantinos Voukelatos, president of the Greek community in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, spoke about the community’s Greek school, which has approximately 400 students, and its Greek-language institute, attended by more than 100 adults, on the occasion of the new school year. He also d...

Nikos Abavis, who moved to Barcelona for work 31 years ago after studying in Greece and England and made the city his home, spoke about the changes in daily life and quality of life over the years, the reasons he chose to remain there, and the issues of Ceuta and migration currently facing Spain. He...

On the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor, Antonis Klapsis, associate professor of modern history and international politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke about the reasons that led Greece to send troops to Asia Minor in 1919, the geopolitical...

Nicoletta Tsitsanoudi-Mallidi, Professor of Linguistics and Greek Language at the University of Ioannina, spoke about the 12th International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture and Media,” held from 6 to 11 September 2026 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Focusing on “The Greek...

Dimitris Karkamanis, a member of the Greek community in Sweden and a Social Democratic candidate for Stockholm City Council, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He discussed what is at stake in Sunday’s elections, the declining participation of Greeks in the ...

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Contemporary History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke about the tragic events and violence of 6 and 7 September 1955, which ultimately led to the uprooting of most of Istanbul’s Greek community, then numbering more than 1...

Eleni Skapeti, a member of the Greek community in Malawi, southeastern Africa, whose family is originally from Lemnos, spoke about her family’s history and the pioneering Greeks who moved to the African country more than a century ago in search of opportunities and a better life. Speaking on “Our Glo...

Yannis Demirtzoglou, the long-serving principal of Istanbul’s historic Zographeion Lyceum, spoke about the new school year, the students and the school’s upcoming major events. These include celebrations on 19 September marking the school’s 133rd anniversary, followed next March by the International Festi...

Evangelos Doules, a member of Albania’s parliament representing the Unity for Human Rights Party, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” about the social and political situation in the neighboring country. He discussed corruption, ongoing demonstrations and opposit...

Sotiris Tsoukalas, a businessman of Greek descent born in Brazil who divides his time between Brazil and Greece, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He shared his family’s story, from their move to Brazil in the 1950s to building their own business through hard wo...

Sotiris Delis, a candidate for municipal councilor in Sweden’s 13 September elections and a former MP for the Moderate Party, spoke about the latest opinion polls and key issues dominating the election campaign, including security, immigration, and the economy. He also discussed the Greek community i...

Vassilis Stergiou left Greece during the financial crisis and moved to Thailand, where he launched his own online business. In an interview with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice,” he discussed life in the Southeast Asian country, focusing on tourism, the Greek community, how G...

Giorgos Rektsinis, a member of the Greek diaspora who works in Egypt’s tourism sector, discussed the situation in the country and its Greek community and offered useful information for those planning to visit the Arab nation. He spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice...

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Contemporary History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, discussed Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, focusing on its second phase, known as “Attila II,” which began on 14 August following the collapse of negotiations in Geneva. He spoke...

Yakinthos Delernias, an administrator at Neapolis University Pafos, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He discussed higher education in Cyprus and the island’s emergence as an international education hub, the somber anniversary of the Turkish invasion, developments surroun...

Theodoros Marangelis, president of the Greek community in Caracas, Venezuela, spoke about the community’s Dormition celebrations at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the country’s capital. He also discussed the torrential rains that claimed three lives three days earlier and the sit...