Our Global Voice

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics, spoke on the Voice of Greece program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the Asia Minor Catastrophe, the event that left a deep mark on Modern Greek history. He discussed the factors that led to it and...

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and professor of Diaspora History, continued his series on prominent Greeks of the diaspora, speaking about the life and contribution of the late Nikolaos Tsoulias and his son Konstantinos Tsoulias to the Greek community of Canberra and Australia more broadly, on Voice of...

Greek-American businessman Giannis Stavropoulos shared his experience of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on New York’s Twin Towers, speaking on the Voice of Greece radio program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. Mr. Stavropoulos, who was at wo...

Konstantinos Voukelatos, president of the Greek Community of Buenos Aires, spoke on the Voice of Greece radio program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He shared the story of his family’s migration - beginning with his grandfather in the 1920s, followed by his father who arrived as a chi...

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke on “Voice of Greece” and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis, referring to the pogrom against the Greeks of Constantinople in September 1955 by the Tur...

Kostas Papadimitropoulos, who has been living and working in Argentina in recent years, spoke about the annual world tango dance tournament held in the capital, Buenos Aires, which brought together hundreds of dancers from around the globe. He also talked about the history of tango and the upcoming...

Michalis Kazamias, a fourth-generation businessman of Greek descent, spoke about life in the East African country, its beauty, challenges, and dangers on Voice of Greece and on the program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis. Mr. Kazamias referred to his estate, where he grows thousands...

Tasoula Hadjitofi, the Cypriot activist and entrepreneur based in the Netherlands, who became a refugee with her family at the age of 15 during the Turkish invasion of 1974, spoke on Voice of Greece Radio and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. She shared her experiences of ...

Dimitris Katsaounis, who left Greece with his family during the years of the financial crisis and now works in Canada in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), spoke on Voice of Greece Radio and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He described the challenges of adapting to ...

Dimitris Tsikas, who works in the IT sector and left Greece during the years of the financial crisis—first moving to Iceland and later to Poland—spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He noted that dozens of Greeks are now heading to this Central Europea...

Metropolitan Stephanos of Estonia, elected to his position by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1999, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He referred to the work of the Orthodox Church in the Baltic country, where its flock continues to grow, to the sma...

Bishop Photios of the Republic of Malawi, the small African nation, spoke about the celebration of the Dormition of the Theotokos by the local Greek Orthodox community on August 15, as well as the efforts being made to secure funding for a multi-purpose building near the church, intended primarily for...

Sotiris Delis, former member of the Swedish Parliament, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the challenges faced by himself and other Greek expatriates who wish for their children—Greek citizens—to obtain a Tax Identification Number (AFM) in orde...

John Pandazopoulos, former Minister in the State Government of Victoria, Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the promotion of the Greek language and culture. Mr. Pandazopoulos, who has also served as president and secretary general of ...

Steve (Stathis) Georganas, federal Member of Parliament in Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the history of Australia's capital and the ongoing effort to establish a sister-city relationship between Athens and Adelaide. Mr. Geo...

Gerry Sklavounos, former Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Health in Quebec, Canada, spoke on Voice of Greece radio and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He discussed the recent elections of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (PADEE), of which he ...

Yakinthos Delernias, an administrative officer at Neapolis University Pafos, spoke about the wounds left by the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974, in an interview with Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis. He addressed the violation of human rig...

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis, reflecting on the events surrounding the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974. Professor Kla...