Monthly Archives: July 2020
Greece extends entry ban for some countries
Greece has banned flights to and from Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia until 31 July due to the coronavirus.
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority says...
Austria steps up COVID-19 border checks
Austria is strengthening its border controls with the help of the military as coronavirus cases rise in the Western Balkans.
Euronews reports anyone entering Austria...
Lithuania bans travellers from 5 EU countries
Lithuania has decided to ban residents from Bulgaria, Romania, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden from entering the country.
Schengen Visa Info reports citizens and foreign residents...
US opens border for some from Schengen, Ireland, UK
The United States has decided to open its borders for certain business travellers, investors, treaty traders, academics, and students from the Schengen Area countries,...
The impacts of IoT on the data centre
Introduction
There are many devices, computers, workstations, wireless devices, and even IT infrastructures that are now interconnected amongst one another. There is a technical term...
Possibly largest euro counterfeit bust
An organised crime network involved in euro counterfeiting has been dismantled by law enforcement authorities from Italy, Belgium and France, with the support of...
EU releases 2020 population statistics
Eurostat says the population of the European Union (EU) in 2020 is nearly 448 million.
In January, it was estimated that the population of the...
US restricts visas for employees of Huawei
Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, announced visa restrictions on employees of Chinese technology companies, including Huawei.
The US "will impose visa restrictions on certain...
Forgery ring busted in Germany and Greece
Police in Germany and Greece, together with the support of Europol, have arrested one suspect and carried out 12 house searches as a result...
Ongoing Twitter investigation after crypto scam
Twitter says its investigation into its crypto “security incident” is still ongoing and informed users that they may be unable to tweet or reset...
New Global Trade Body Champions Optical Security Technologies
January 15, 2025: A new international trade body has been launched to represent and promote the wide range of authentication, anti-counterfeiting and automation optical...
Preview: Falkland Islands’ New Family of Banknotes
The Government of the Falkland Islands will release a new family of banknotes on August 14, 2025—Falklands Day. The new family of notes represents...
EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [UPDATE]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
The 25 Top-Ranked Passports as of January 2025
There are several ways to assess the value of a country’s passport. One measure is the number of countries a holder can access with...
LIVE BLOG: Nevada adds “Communication Need” symbol to driver’s license and more news…
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