Greece

The Greek passport has jumped up two places and is now the fifth most powerful in the world, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. This year saw a strong reshuffle in the list, announced annually by the London-based migration...

Japan, which has completely banned all foreign spectators from the upcoming Olympics, is in first place in passport strength.

Greece has the eighth most powerful passport in the world, according to a new report, giving its citizens access to 185 countries. The ranking puts it on par with Australia, Canada, Malta, and the Czech Republic in the latest Henley...

A digital "Green Passport" will be unveiled for the first time on May 28, in a bid to enable easier and safer tourism into Greece.

Greece recorded 1,505 new coronavirus cases on Saturday and more information was released on the upcoming vaccine passports.

A Cyprus passport scheme, involving officials selling passports to felons, was uncovered this summer in a sting operation by journalists.

Cyprus is giving passports to criminals and people under investigation through the investment program, says an Al Jazeera report, claiming access to documents of 1400 applications that were approved between 2017-2019, a Hellas Journal report says. The news agency's initial...

A 28-year-old Greek American obtained a Greek passport just to serve the country of his ancestors as an Evzone, a member of the famous Presidential Guard. Andreas Holevas, born and raised in Pennsylvania, said that he wanted to become an...

Greece's Minister of Tourism Harry Theocharis said that Greek authorities are mulling the introduction of a ''Health Passport'' which will serve as proof that an individual is not suffering from the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Minister said that Greece will only...

Greek Reporter has learned that at least four Greek passport holders living at or near the Coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan have contacted the country's authorities in China requesting immediate evacuation. It is believed that Greek authorities are now trying to...

The Cyprus government says it will revoke the "Golden Passports" that once were purchased by 26 wealthy foreign investors and family members from outside the EU. The measures follow an outcry over media reports that Malaysian businessman Jho Low had...

The Greek passport climbed one place in 2019 and became the sixth most-powerful travel document in the world, according to the annual global ranking of the Henley Passport Index, released recently. The Henley index measures the number of countries certain...

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) put out for bid on Thursday a contract for the creation of an electronic information system for security documents. The successful firm will be responsible for the creation of new IDs and the upgrading of...

The Greek passport is the seventh most-powerful travel document in the world, according to the annual global ranking of the Henley Passport Index, released recently. The Henley index measures the number of countries certain passport holders may visit without having...

A popular beach on the Greek island of Lesvos is refusing entry to bathers without a valid Schengen-area passport, in an apparent effort to bar migrants. Local site lesvosnews.net published photos from the Tsamakia organized beach, near Mytilene, showing a notice...