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France, Italy and Greece to shelve EES checks for the rest of the year
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In Short: France, Italy, and Greece among nine European countries granted a grace period to delay controversial border checks until January, addressing travel disruptions and software issues.
The European Union has decided to allow at least nine countries, including France, Italy, and Greece, to delay the full implementation of new border biometric checks until the end of the year, according to reports. This decision aims to ensure that 'challenges are fully addressed' and to maintain border fluidity, as reported by The i Paper.
Countries such as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Italy, and Switzerland have been granted this extension, which was necessary to avoid travel chaos, as stated by The Sunday Times. Airlines and airports have expressed criticism, with Ryanair calling for an urgent extension of the Electronic Entry Scheme (EES) derogation until at least April 2027 to allow for better staffing and system efficiency.
What's still developing
- Countries were subsequently granted a 150-day grace period where they could drop the checks over the summer in order to avoid travel chaos.
Sources
- Independentlink