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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Derek Gatopoulos and Costas Kantouris

Greece says new biometric checks are active for non-EU travelers, but some could pass without scans

Greece EU Biometrics - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Greece says a new biometric screening system at airports for non-European Union citizens is fully operational, rejecting reports of a formal summer exemption for British travelers. But busy airports will be allowed to shut off scanners when needed this summer, officials say.

“We have not received any further update or clarification as to whether, for example, specific nationalities are temporarily exempt from the relevant procedure,” the Foreign Ministry said Thursday in response to a question from The Associated Press.

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