{"id":9387,"date":"2026-03-20T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9387"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:00:41","slug":"romania-issues-over-1-5-million-electronic-id-cards-in-first-year-of-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9387","title":{"rendered":"Romania issues over 1.5 million electronic ID cards in first year of rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1.5 million electronic identity cards have been issued in Romania in the first year since their launch, the General Directorate for Personal Records announced on Thursday, March 19, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ro\/social\/directia-generala-pentru-evidenta-persoanelor-peste-1-5-milioane-de-carti-de-identitate-electronice-emise-1922403719002026032022384002\" target=\"_blank\">News.ro<\/a>. Authorities say the rollout marks a step toward reducing bureaucracy and improving access to public services.<\/p>\n<p>According to the institution, over 1.5 million citizens have already adopted the new format, which includes a chip storing biometric data and digital certificates for electronic signatures and access to e-government platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor each of them, change is no longer a promise. It is something felt every day,\u201d the Directorate said in a statement, mentioning \u201cfaster and more secure\u201d access to services.<\/p>\n<p>The first electronic ID card was issued on March 20, 2025, in Cluj County. The <a href=\"https:\/\/carteadeidentitate.gov.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">document<\/a> is free for citizens over the age of 14, while children under 14 can also obtain it for a fee of RON 70.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Applicants must submit a request through a population records office, typically based on a prior appointment.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: Inquam Photos\/George Calin)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1.5 million electronic identity cards have been issued in Romania in the first year since their launch, the General Directorate for Personal Records announced on Thursday, March 19, as reported by News.ro. Authorities say the rollout marks a step toward reducing bureaucracy and improving access to public services. According to the institution, over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}