Greek identity card, the Glossary
The Greek identity card (Δελτίο ταυτότητας, "identification card") is the official national identification document for Greek citizens.[1]
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53 relations: Belarus, Biometric passport, Blood type, Christodoulos of Athens, Church of Greece, Conspiracy theory, Council of State (Greece), Counterfeit, Credit card, Diffractive optically variable image device, Driving licence in Greece, Ethnos (newspaper), Europe, European Union Settlement Scheme, First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Georgia (country), GPS tracking unit, Greek nationality law, Greek passport, Hellenic Coast Guard, Hellenic Fire Service, Hellenic Parliament, Hellenic Police, Integrated circuit, International Civil Aviation Organization, Invisible ink, ISO/IEC 7810, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Machine-readable passport, Microprinting, Ministry of home affairs, Ministry of Justice (Greece), Montserrat, National identity cards in the European Economic Area and Switzerland, November 2015 Paris attacks, Optically variable ink, Overseas France, President of Greece, Protest, Referendum, Rh blood group system, Russia, Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Security thread, Social media, Thessaloniki, Travel document, Tunisia, Turkey, ... Expand index (3 more) »
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.
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Biometric passport
A biometric passport (also known as an electronic passport, e-passport or a digital passport) is a traditional passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip, which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the passport holder.
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Blood type
A blood type (also known as a blood group) is a classification of blood, based on the presence and absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).
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Christodoulos of Athens
Christodoulos (17 January 1939 – 28 January 2008) (Χριστόδουλος, born Christos Paraskevaidis, Χρήστος Παρασκευαΐδης) was Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as such the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, from 1998 until his death, in 2008.
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Church of Greece
The Church of Greece (Ekklēsía tē̂s Helládos), part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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Conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.
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Council of State (Greece)
The Council of State is the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece.
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Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value than the real product.
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Credit card
A credit card is a payment card, usually issued by a bank, allowing its users to purchase goods or services or withdraw cash on credit.
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Diffractive optically variable image device
A diffractive optically variable image device (DOVID) is a type of optical variable device; a security feature based on visual effects created by diffraction.
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Driving licence in Greece
In Greece, driving licences are a governmental documents given to those who request a licence to drive and meet set requirements.
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Ethnos (newspaper)
Ethnos (lit) is a Greek weekly newspaper first published in 1913.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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European Union Settlement Scheme
The European Union Settlement Scheme (also the EU Settlement Scheme or EUSS) is an immigration regime of the United Kingdom introduced by the Home Office in 2019, under the new Appendix EU of the UK's Immigration Rules, in response to the Brexit situation.
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First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in on 9 July 2019, following the Greek legislative election in July 2019.
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.
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GPS tracking unit
A GPS tracking unit, geotracking unit, satellite tracking unit, or simply tracker is a navigation device normally on a vehicle, asset, person or animal that uses satellite navigation to determine its movement and determine its WGS84 UTM geographic position (geotracking) to determine its location.
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Greek nationality law
Nationality law of Greece is based on the principle of jus sanguinis.
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Greek passport
Greek passports (Ελληνικό διαβατήριο) are issued to Greek citizens for the purpose of international travel.
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Hellenic Coast Guard
The Hellenic Coast Guard (Harbor Corps-Hellenic Coast Guard) is the national coast guard of Greece.
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Hellenic Fire Service
The Hellenic Fire Service (Pyrosvestiko Soma - Firefighting Uniformed Corps of Greece) is the national fire and rescue service of Greece.
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Hellenic Parliament
The Parliament of the Hellenes (Voulí ton Ellínon), commonly known as the Hellenic Parliament (Ellinikó Koinovoúlio), is the unicameral legislature of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens.
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Hellenic Police
The Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία, Ellinikí Astynomía, abbreviated ΕΛ.ΑΣ.) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece.
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Integrated circuit
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip, computer chip, or simply chip, is a small electronic device made up of multiple interconnected electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors.
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International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
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Invisible ink
Invisible ink, also known as security ink or sympathetic ink, is a substance used for writing, which is invisible either on application or soon thereafter, and can later be made visible by some means, such as heat or ultraviolet light.
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ISO/IEC 7810
ISO/IEC 7810 Identification cards — Physical characteristics is an international standard that defines the physical characteristics for identification cards.
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Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos (Κωνσταντίνος (Κωστής) Στεφανόπουλος, 15 August 1926 – 20 November 2016) was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Greece from 1995 to 2005.
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Machine-readable passport
A machine-readable passport (MRP) is a machine-readable travel document (MRTD) with the data on the identity page encoded in optical character recognition format.
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Microprinting
Microprinting is the production of recognizable patterns or characters in a printed medium at a scale that typically requires magnification to read with the naked eye.
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Ministry of home affairs
The ministry of home affairs (also called ministry of internal affairs or ministry of interior) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
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Ministry of Justice (Greece)
The Ministry of Justice (Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης) is the government department entrusted with the supervision of the legal and judicial system of Greece.
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Montserrat
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
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National identity cards in the European Economic Area and Switzerland
National identity cards are identity documents issued to citizens of most European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) member states, with the exception of Denmark and Ireland (which however issues an equivalent passport card).
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November 2015 Paris attacks
A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis.
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Optically variable ink
Optically variable ink (OVI) also called color shifting ink is an anti-counterfeiting measure used on many major modern banknotes, as well as on other official documents (professional licenses, for example).
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Overseas France
Overseas France (France d'outre-mer, also France ultramarine) consists of 13 French territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonization.
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President of Greece
The president of Greece, officially the President of the Hellenic Republic (Próedros tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), commonly referred to in Greek as the President of the Republic (label), is the head of state of Greece.
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Protest
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval, or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one.
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Referendum
A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.
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Rh blood group system
The Rh blood group system is a human blood group system.
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Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
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Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
The Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on 23 September 2015, following the Greek legislative election in September 2015.
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Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in on 27 June 2023, following the Greek legislative election in June 2023.
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Security thread
A security thread is a security feature of many banknotes to protect against counterfeiting, consisting of a thin ribbon that is threaded through the note's paper.
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Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks.
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Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
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Travel document
A travel document is an identity document issued by a government or international entity pursuant to international agreements to enable individuals to clear border control measures.
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Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
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Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Watermark
A watermark is an identifying image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light (or when viewed by reflected light, atop a dark background), caused by thickness or density variations in the paper.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_identity_card
Also known as Tautotita.