Borders for 29 countries will no longer have manual checks with machines instead used to scan your face, fingerprints and passport
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If you’re an Australian tourist going to Europe, your arrival at the border will look different from 10 April. The European Union has introduced the entry/exit system (EES), which tracks who is entering and exiting the continent. The new biometric screening measures arrive at a particularly anxious time for tourists. Conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt global air travel, causing thousands of flight cancellations and heightened uncertainty.