Katerina Diakoumopoulou, associate professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” to discuss the main aim of the 2nd International Conference on Greek Diaspora Theater, taking place in Paris, and why the French capit...
Yiannis Mavroeidakos, founder of the iconic Desmos bookstore in Paris’s Montparnasse neighborhood, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He discussed the idea that inspired him to open a bookstore devoted exclusively to Greek literature in 1983, the greatest challenges he face...
Giorgos Axarlis, a tourism professional who was based in Havana, Cuba, for more than two decades until a few months ago, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on “Our Global Voice” about the current situation in the Latin American country.
He also shared impressions and experiences from his recent tra...
Anastasios Tamis, emeritus professor of Greek history based in Australia, discussed the history of Charalambos Kanellakis and the Galatis and Mavromaras families of Tianjin and Beijing, China, on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.
He also spoke about the Greek commu...
Dimos Siokis, former president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about inflation, the high cost of living, and housing costs affecting New Yorkers, including the Greek community. He also discussed risin...
Stathis (Steve) Georganas, an Australian federal MP, spoke about the challenges facing Australians of Greek descent and the wider population, including the rising cost of living and housing, and the government’s measures to support households and businesses. Speaking on Voice of Greece’s “Our Globa...
Alexandros Delernias, an architect who has lived in Marseille for the past 38 years, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” about the situation in the city and across France, as school students held demonstrations in various parts of the country that day.
He discu...
Greek Australian Frank (Fanourios) Spartalis, originally from Adelaide and now living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about his decision to settle in the Southeast Asian country, his love of motorcycles, the other Greeks he has met t...
Giorgos Serafeim, an officer in the Canadian Air Force who moved to Canada from Serres seven years ago, discussed the significance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed in Canada on 30 September. Speaking with Dimitris Kontogiannis on “Our Global Voice” on Voice of Greece, he ref...
Greek American producer and director James Axiotis spoke about his adoption from Greece in the 1960s and his upcoming short film “Georgia,” dedicated to his biological mother, Georgia Koraki. He was speaking with Dimitris Kontogiannis on “Our Global Voice” on Voice of Greece.
Axiotis said he was ...
Dimitris Katsaounis, who moved to Canada with his family during Greece’s economic crisis in the previous decade, spoke about Montreal’s Greek community, Greek schools, conditions in Canada and efforts to strengthen the country’s trade and economic ties with the European Union. He joined Dimitris Konto...
Seta Theodoridou, president of the Greek Community of Paris and the Surrounding Area, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” She discussed the history of the Greek House in Paris, its ongoing renovation funded by the community, and plans to build a new Greek libra...
Antonis Klapsis, associate professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He discussed the significance of the fall of Tripolitsa on September 23, 1821, for the Greek War of Indep...
Kimon Papadopoulos, who has lived in Finland since 1971, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He discussed the Greek community and, in particular, the Finnish-Greek Association of Helsinki, of which he is honorary president. He also spoke about the cultural and m...
Nikos Papadopoulos, a prominent figure in the Greek diaspora and a member of the Swedish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party from 1994 to 2010, offered his interpretation of the narrow election victory secured by the center-left coalition led by his party. Speaking to Voice of Greece and the...
Sotiris Delis, a member of the Swedish Parliament from 2014 to 2019 with the center-right Moderate Party, offered his interpretation of the narrow result in favor of the center-left in Sweden’s recent elections. Speaking to Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis, he at...
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...
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