The Greek Current The Hellenic American Leadership Council

diaNEOsis, which has been monitoring the attitudes and perceptions of Greek society for a decade, just published an all-encompassing three part survey looking at what Greeks believe on a variety of issues. Fay Makantasi, the director of research at diaNEOsis, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the key findings from this survey and its broader implications.

Turkey is set to join the nuclear energy club, with the Akkuyu plant expected to go online at the end of the year. It has plans for two more nuclear energy sites. Expert Eleni Ekmektsioglou joins Thanos Davelis to look into Turkey’s nuclear energy ambitions and what they mean for regional stability.

Dr. Irene Stamatoudi, a professor of law at the University of Nicosia and a former member of the Ministry of Culture’s Advisory Committee for the Parthenon Sculptures, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the latest intervention by a Turkish official that there is no "firman" legitimizing the removal of the Parthenon Sculptures, and break down how this could impact both the efforts to reunite the Sculptures and the British Museum.

Alexander Kitroeff, a historian with a deep background in Greek sport, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the historic wins of Panathinaikos in the EuroLeague and Olympiakos in the UEFA Europa Conference League, and look at whether this euphoria and momentum can serve as a springboard for Greek sport - often plagued by fan violence - to build on.

Georgia Logothetis, the Managing Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the latest reports out of Turkey that it is considering taking steps to reopen Halki Seminary, and discuss Turkey’s 52 year trail of broken promises on Halki.

Kostis Geropoulos, the co-founder and director of Energy and Climate Policy and Security at NE Global Media, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the East Mediterranean Gas Forum’s meeting in Greece this week and look at the energy initiatives countries in the region are spearheading.