During the visit by Deputy Minister for Citizen Protection, Manolis Othonas in Germany, held in February, representatives of Greek communities in Munich and Dachau raised the issue of long delays in passport issuing procedures by the relevant consulate in Munich.
After this observation was made, Mr. Othonas and Mr. Dollis found a solution that was under way to issue ID cards, a less time-consuming procedure, as it requires less documents. The proposal was also submitted by Greek Diaspora representatives.
Under a presidential Decree, recently signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis and Citizen Protection, Mr. Christos Papoutsis, Greek citizens permanently residing in Germany are now able to acquire a Greek ID card, upon application.
To further facilitate the procedure, the Chief of Greek Police Authorities Lieutenant Eleftherios Economou, decided to form a special unit in Germany. The unit will assist consular authorities in ID card and passport issuing procedures for Greeks in Germany.
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