ER Editor: The newly-implemented EU entry-exit system, requiring biometric ID for international travellers (facial recognition and fingerprint scans created on the spot), sounds like a failure on just about every level.
As The Guardian article indicates below, Greece is refusing to implement this new system, presumably eager to protect its UK tourist trade (Ireland hasn’t opted into the system). From April 21 —
Athens faces showdown with EU as Greece drops biometrics for British visitors
For a decade, the European Union has been working towards 100 per cent “digital borders”. The deadline for all Schengen area frontiers to collect biometrics from every third-country national under the EU entry-exit system was 10 April.
While some countries are fully compliant with the EES, Greece stunned the travel industry by announcing that British visitors will be exempt from providing fingerprints and facial biometrics this summer.
Read Full Article: https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/nightmare-queues-and-missed-flights-a-turbulent-start-to-eu-entry-exit-system/
