Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke about the history of the Macedonian Struggle (1904–1908) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Macedonian fighter Tellos Agras, in an interview on Voice of Greece r...
Ms Panagiota Vasilopoulou, President of the Greek Community in Santos, Brazil, spoke about the current situation in the country of samba and the initiatives she has undertaken to ensure that members of the Community who lack financial means have free access, once a week, to medical, legal and financial...
Giorgos Serafeim, now an officer in the Canadian Air Force, who emigrated with his family to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada seven years ago, spoke about the celebration of Canada’s Flag Day, which marked its 61st anniversary, the history of the country’s Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and ...
Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Professor Emeritus of the History of the Greek Diaspora, spoke about the enduring importance of radio in the Greek communities abroad, as well as the event held in Melbourne to mark World Greek Language Day. He joined Voice of Greece radio on the program “Our Global V...
Giannis Remediakis, a Greek-American entrepreneur and President of the Hellenic Cultural Center of the South-Western States, based in Houston, explained the rationale behind organizing 60 lectures on Ancient Greek philosophy as part of the ongoing “Eternal Wisdom” series. He spoke on Voice of Greece rad...
Kostis Papadimitropoulos, who has been living in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, in recent years, spoke about the economic and social conditions currently prevailing there on Voice of Greece radio, on the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.
Mr. Papadimitropoulos noted tha...
Kimon Papadopoulos, who has been living in Finland for the past 55 years, spoke about the two events organized for the first time in Helsinki to mark World Greek Language Day.
The events were held by the Greek Community and its President, Vangelis Velentzas, in cooperation with the Greek Embassy...
Eirini Tourkomanoli, Head of the Greek Program at the “Socrates–Demosthenes” School, spoke about the history and structure of the school, which includes five branches and 1,000 students. She referred to its curriculum, its collaboration with the Chair of Greek Studies at McGill University, as well ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Sokratis Sokratous, Chief Financial Officer of a cosmetics company, and Captain Kostas Demertzis, President of the newly established Greek community of Ghana, spoke about life and current conditions in the peaceful West African country, the Greek presence there, and the School of Saint Nicholas, on...
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