Norwegian identity card

The Ministry of Interior is suggesting a revision and addition to the rules governing the issuance of Bulgarian personal documents, which entails a rise in the fee for obtaining an identity card - shifting from the existing 18 BGN to 30 BGN.

About 5,000 people gathered in Thessaloniki Sunday to protest against a new type of identity card to be introduced later this month, police said. 

The Church of Greece has said it will issue an opinion on the new identity cards this week.

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens has called for "judiciousness and prudence" on an issue that has energized conspiracists among the faithful, including some bishops, and which has already led to protest rallies and plans for more.

The country's new identity cards, which will be issued from September 25, will not contain "any chips or cameras or listening devices," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told the cabinet.

The announcement that new IDs are on the way has mobilized conspiracy theorists, who see the new cards as a fresh attempt by the authorities to control them through technology.

Norwegian citizens will be allowed to enter Türkiye with just their national identity cards for a "temporary" period, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on June 17.