EU Digital COVID Certificate The European Commission on Thursday adopted two new decisions certifying that COVID-19 certificates issued by Armenia and the United Kingdom are equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate for travel. According to an announcement by the Commission, the two countries will be connected to the EU’s system and the COVID certificates […]
Photo source: WTTC The European Council on Friday added Bahrain and United Arab Emirates to its updated “safe list” of third countries, special administrative regions and other entities for which Covid-19 restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU. The criteria to determine the third countries for which the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel […]
Photo source: @Henley & Partners The Greek passport has moved up one place, ranking seventh on the Henley Passport Index 2021, offering its holders visa-free access to 185 countries. The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel destinations. The Greek passport previously held the eighth spot on the Henley […]
Photo © European Union / Source : EP The European Council on Thursday removed Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Moldova from its list of safe third countries, special administrative regions and territories for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to […]
The European Council on Thursday removed six countries, including Albania, Serbia and Japan, from the list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU. Following a review under its recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative […]
Vassilis Kikilias While a number of countries are following a non-binding EU recommendation and imposing additional Covid-19 travel restrictions on visitors from the United States, Greece has made it clear that it has no intention of excluding American arrivals. In his first statement to the press on Tuesday since becoming Greek Tourism Minister, Vassilis Kikilias […]
The European Council on Monday removed a total of six countries, including the United States and Israel, from the list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU. The removal from the list means that the Council recommends for EU member states to reintroduce temporary entry bans or travel restrictions for visitors from […]
The European Council on Thursday updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU should be lifted. In particular, Ukraine was added to the list and Rwanda and Thailand were removed from the list. The Council said that the list […]
Photo © European Union – EP The European Council on Thursday added Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and a number of other destinations to its updated list of third countries, special administrative regions and other entities for which Covid-19 restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU. According to the Council, following a review of […]
Photo source: US Embassy Athens The European Council on Friday added the United States of America to its updated list of countries for which restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU. The criteria to determine the third countries for which the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel should be lifted cover the epidemiological situation […]


















