Our Global Voice

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...

Michalis Papaioannou, a Greek-American economist and long-time official of the International Monetary Fund, spoke about the severe weather affecting the state of Maryland, where he resides, as well as about the broader situation in the United States, on the radio of Voice of Greece, on the program “Our G...

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Professor Emeritus of Greek History and Diaspora Studies, spoke about the life and work of prominent Greek Orthodox clergy in South and North America, such as Archbishop Iakovos, based in New York, and Metropolitan Gennadios Chryssoulakis of South America, based in Buenos...

Dimos Siokis, President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, spoke on Voice of Greece’s program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis about developments of the past few weeks—from Venezuela to Greenland—and how these events have been experienced by ordinary citizens. In th...

Dr Salar Adnan Ahmed, Associate Professor of Biochemistry in Kurdistan Region, spoke on the Voice of Greece program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis about his homeland, Kurdish feelings toward Greece, the Greek presence in Kurdistan, and his own personal journey.

Giannis Stavropoulos, a Greek American entrepreneur, spoke about his impressions of the Republic of Namibia, which he recently visited, as well as about the Greek presence there. He was a guest on Our Global Voice, hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis, on Voice of Greece radio.

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Professor Emeritus of Greek History and Diaspora Studies, spoke about the life and work of prominent members of the Greek diaspora in Chile, such as the brothers Konstantinos, Aristeidis and Theodoros Tefarikis, on Voice of Greece radio and the program “Our Global V...

Panos Danos, Chief Executive Officer of the Danos Group, a real estate advisory and valuation firm operating in Cyprus and Greece, spoke about the key political, economic, national, and geopolitical issues shaping the island of Cyprus. The interview aired on Voice of Greece, on the program "Our Global...

Kostas Politis, President of the Greek Community of Tashkent and of the Hellenic Cultural Center in Uzbekistan, spoke about the photography exhibition titled “The Greek Miracle in Tashkent,” which was inaugurated on January 11 and is being hosted at the Remezzo Art Hall in Kalamaria until February 1, ...

Theodoros Marangelis, President of the Greek Community in Caracas, Venezuela, said that the situation in the capital of the Latin American country has returned to normal following the dramatic events of the weekend that led to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. armed forces. He was speaking on Voice ...

Seta Theodoridou, President of the Greek Community of Paris and Surrounding Areas, spoke about the celebration of Epiphany in the snow-covered French capital, as well as the cultural events the Community is organizing in the coming weeks. She was speaking on the radio of Voice of Greece, on the programme...

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke about the life of Greece’s first Governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, shedding light on lesser-known aspects of the role he played in securing the Greek Revolution and establishing G...

Giorgos Serafeim, now an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, spoke from Serres, where he is currently spending the holidays, about the differences and similarities in Christmas and New Year celebrations between his hometown and Winnipeg, where he emigrated six years ago with his family. In his...

Nikos Frangos, President of the Hellenic Institute of Culture of Milan, was a guest in the studio of Voice of Greece, where he spoke about Christmas and New Year celebrations in Greece and Italy, as well as the differences in mentality and lifestyle between Northern and Southern Italy. In his interview...

Stathis (Steve) Georganas, a federal member of the Australian Parliament, referred to the recent Islamist terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 16 people in Sydney, to the promising positive outcome of the twinning between Athens and Adelaide, to Hellas Melbourne and the other Greek football clubs...