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No travel abroad without the new ID card as of August 3

From Monday, only new-format identity cards will be accepted for travel outside Greece, with passports now no longer issued to holders of the old blue cards, as nearly 600,000 renewal appointments are already booked nationwide

Old ID cards get extension until 2027 but with strict limits on use

An extension until September 25, 2027 has been granted for the use of old police ID cards, though the measure stops short of restoring their full validity, remaining limited to specific electronic identification procedures rather than general proof of identity

No more photocopies of IDs and credit cards in tourist accommodations, data protection authority warns

According to the Authority, these practices unduly increase the risks of unauthorized access, fraud, or financial loss for data subjects

Greek Orthodox Priests appeal to Supreme Court against new RFID-chip IDs

They claim the cards violate their religious conscience and personal rights

New plastic ID cards with microchip in the pipelines

Expected to be introduced in December 2018