21

Jan

Japan’s passport is most powerful

Japan has the world’s most powerful passport. The country came out on top of the Henley Passport Index’s 2023 rankings. Japanese citizens can now visit 193 countries visa-free, which amounts…

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16

Oct

Cyprus to revoke ‘golden passports’ granted to 45 people after probes expose corrupt scheme

Euronews reports that Cyprus has started procedures to revoke citizenship granted to 39 foreign nationals and six of their family members under its cancelled investment-for-passports programme. A government statement said…

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16

Apr

Inquiry finds most Cyprus passports issued in investment scheme ‘illegal’

More than half the passports Cyprus issued to rich foreigners in an investment scheme were illegal, a government-appointed board of inquiry has found. More than 3,000 foreign investors who stumped…

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07

Apr

Biden White House in talks with airlines on vaccine passports; will issue guidance

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is in extended discussions with U.S. airlines and other travel industry groups to provide technical guidance for vaccine passports that could be…

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26

Mar

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that, rather than stop member states from selling passports, the EU can pursue them with money laundering legislation and make life difficult for the dodgier newcomers.…

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30

Dec

Malta: Government backpedals on passport secrecy clause

The government announced that it was reversing a decision to grant the home affairs minister the power to withhold the names of passport buyers. The secrecy rule in the original…

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22

Nov

De La Rue in talks over COVID travel certificates

Ministers have asked passport makers to provide Britons with secure certificates to prove they are not carrying coronavirus and help pave the way for a return to normality next year.…

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29

Apr

Malta: 80% of IIP income diverted to public finances to cushion COVID-19 blow

Four-fifths of income from Malta’s cash-for-passports scheme is going into the government’s account to cushion the economic blow of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a temporary measure, Finance Minister Edward…

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22

Feb

British new Blue passports will be “Made in Poland”

In a report published on Saturday by The Times, it has been revealed that the passports will be made in a factory in Tczew, Poland by a Franco/Dutch company thanks…

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16

Feb

Working conditions of Britain’s ‘blue’ post-Brexit passports manufacturers in Poland to be investigated

The Polish factory that produces Britain’s blue post-Brexit passports is facing an investigation by the country’s largest trade union after The Mail on Sunday revealed staff feel underpaid and poorly treated,…

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20

Sep

Austria revives double passport plan for Alto Adige

The Austrian parliament on Friday revived a plan to give a double passport to give citizens in the Italian region of Alto Adige who are German and local Ladin speakers…

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07

Jul

Japan, Singapore and South Korea top Henley travel-friendly Passport Index

Japan and Singapore have held onto their position as the world's most travel-friendly passports, with South Korea dropping into second place. That's the view of the Henley Passport Index, which…

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15

May

Americans who lose their passport while in Austria can go to McDonalds for help

Americans who lose their passport while in Austria have a new place to seek help from Wednesday: their nearest McDonalds. Euronews and CNN report that McDonalds' 194 local branches in…

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25

Apr

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review – Thursday 25 04

Good morning For the latest from Malta, the situation in Libya, the North Korea - Russia summit, this is your morning briefing for Thursday, including a review of the front…

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25

Apr

Tripoli’s Government asks Cyprus not to issue passports for Haftar’s sons

Fathi Bashagha, the Interior Minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli has asked his counterpart in Cyprus not to issue passports for four sons of Khalifa Haftar, after news…

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08

Mar

No-deal Brexit means millions of British must renew their passport today

The leading British consumer group Which? has warned that millions of UK travellers could be barred from entering many European countries in the event of a no-deal Brexit unless they…

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22

Jun

Campaigner loses bid for gender-neutral passports

SkyNews: Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane has lost a High Court action against the government's policy on gender-neutral passports. Elan-Cane has been fighting for "X" passports for people who define as neither "M"…

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10

Apr

18% increase in number of people who acquired EU citizenship

Eurostat data on those who acquired European Citizenship show that in 2016, 994 800 people obtained citizenship of an EU-28 Member State, a increase of 18 % compared with 2015. This increase occurred after…

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