Atene affronta la resa dei conti con l’UE mentre la Grecia abbandona i dati biometrici per i visitatori britannici

We already have passports to travel why do they need even more data? It’s just a time waste.

I have had to use these a couple of time at Milan Malpensa.

How are they causing 3 hour queues? Its like 3 mins to do it and there is probably about 50 machines and machines dotted around the airport and near the gates themselves.

It is weird that I have had to do it multiple times. I thought that the system would be long for your first entry then quick for subsequent ones as they already have my fingerprints and those dont change haha.

The Greeks were looking at their peak summer tourist season melting down and if its a choice between local businesses on small Greek islands going bust or telling the Commission they need to sort this out you know what way the Greeks are going to go.

It would be far easier for the Commission to do a deal with the UK allowing British Passport holders to skip all these checks but so far the Commission is somewhat reluctant to do so.

in the modern world if you follow the rules you have all your data harvested, biometrics, photos of you, body scans. If you don’t, if you come on a small boat, you have already beat the system. It’s punishing people who follow rules

And I bet it still does nothing about the small boats or undocumented migration. All this does is place extra barriers on someone moving to and from the EU legally.

The EU queues are a big reason why so many in NI are now opting to get Irish passports instead of British. Even loads of Unionists who consider themselves to be British and not Irish are getting Irish passports now to skip all the hassle.

The authorities and security services know exactly where most people are at any given time. Especially when travelling through airports. Biometric data gathering and issuing of visa waivers is apparently unnecessary. Most criminals and people of interst are tracked easily enough throughout Europe as it is. They get lost when there is a breakdown in communication between forces. The problem is that the UK is no longer in the EU. Therefore is treated as an outside, third country. A return to the EU would negate all the time wasting, cost and bullsh*t espoused by the anti-EU mob in the media and political spheres.

It’s a huge relief to hear they’re prioritizing a smooth experience over excessive bureaucracy. The EES system always felt like a solution in search of a problem, creating unnecessary friction for tourists. This pragmatic move by Greece is a welcome change.

This is how many other countries manage the EU commission – just ignore them. If UK penpushers had done the same when in our interests instead of following every rule to the letter, we’d still be in the EU.