Long delays in issuing passports as the holiday season begins are causing frustration, according to an association that represents German towns and cities. “There are rumbles in the cities’ passport and identity document sections,” association head Helmut Dedy told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland German media group on Sunday. “It is currently taking up to eight weeks before passports are delivered, while normally it is only two or three,” Dedy said. Many people were being taken by surprise, he added. In response to a dpa query, the Interior Ministry said there were problems at the official …