Duration for which Greek passports remain valid is to be doubled to 10 years, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos announced on Thursday. while speaking on SKAI television on Thursday.
Speaking to Skai TV, the minister pointed out that Greece was one of a handful of countries in the EU and the world whose passports lasted just five years.
He added that the measure the ministry has tabled in parliament will eliminate substantial financial and administrative costs.
“Bureaucracy is lessened for Greek citizens, and especially Greeks abroad. Police forces are freed up. It is a situation from which both the state and Greek citizens will benefit…a great convenience for citizens and the Hellenic Police,” he said.
