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Sunday, June 7, 2026
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Cyprus Has New Digital Paper Law

Cyprus has a new law. All groups must take digital papers. These papers are from the "Digital Citizen" app. This law starts now. People can use phones for official papers. Digital papers are legal now.

The "Digital Citizen" app is good for Cyprus. It keeps digital identity safe. People use a CY Login account. They keep official papers on phones. The government wants easy things. They also want less paper. It is not allowed to refuse digital papers from the app.

At first, the app has ID cards. It also has driving licences. More papers will come later. In 2026, the app will be better. It will hold more papers. This plan helps the system grow.

The app works with Greece now. Since May 2025, it links to Greece's wallet. Digital papers can be checked between Cyprus and Greece. This makes travel easier. Checking papers is fast. Officials check digital papers easily.

This new law changes things. People will not carry many papers. This makes life easy. Offices must take digital papers. This will take time. It will be better later. Working with Greece is good for Europe.

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