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Sun, 10 May 2026

Sun, 10 May 2026 No summer border delays for Brits, Greek tourism minister says

Olga Kefalogianni says the Greek government doesn't want visitors to be "burdened" by biometric checks.

* Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni has announced that British holidaymakers will not face delays or biometric checks at the border, even during peak summer season.
* Greece is aiming for frontier checks to take "less than a couple of minutes".
* The country had suspended biometric checks on UK visitors in early April due to long queues.
* Other EU countries including Portugal and Italy are not exempting British nationals from the new digital border procedure, known as the Entry-Exit System (EES).
* Greece insists it is not breaching EU rules, but rather facilitating the process for visitors.
* Kefalogianni also acknowledged that reports of possible shortages of jet fuel have made tourists more hesitant to travel to Greece.
* Despite this, she remains confident that Greece will welcome a large number of holidaymakers as the season evolves.