--- title: Greece's flexible approach to Europe biometric entry system description: Greece is taking a flexible approach to the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which became compulsory on 10 April 2026. Greek authorities have indicated... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/greece-s-flexible-approach-to-europe-biometric-entry-system-i0j08cpuf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Greece's flexible approach to Europe biometric entry system | daily.dev og:description: Greece is taking a flexible approach to the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which became compulsory on 10 April 2026. Greek authorities have indicated... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/greece-s-flexible-approach-to-europe-biometric-entry-system-i0j08cpuf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/i0j08CpUf.png og:image:alt: Greece's flexible approach to Europe biometric entry system og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Greece's flexible approach to Europe biometric entry system **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Greece is taking a flexible approach to the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which became compulsory on 10 April 2026. Greek authorities have indicated they will not collect biometric data (fingerprints and photos) from UK travellers, after some British passengers missed flights due to border control delays. Airlines including Easyjet and Ryanair have reported wait times of two to three hours, and industry groups are calling for border authorities to be allowed to fully suspend EES when queues become excessive. As of 10 April, EES had registered over 52 million entries and exits and refused entry to more than 27,000 individuals. A Travel to Europe app exists to pre-register, but only Sweden and Portugal currently accept it. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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