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The European Commission has granted Portugal the authority to temporarily suspend biometric border control systems at airports, with the Ministry of Internal Administration clarifying that the PSP holds the operational decision-making power for these short-term measures.
CNN journalist Clarissa Ward reports significant travel chaos and long queues at Lisbon Airport attributed to the implementation of the new EU Entry/Exit System biometric scanning requirements.
The European Union has fully implemented its new Entry/Exit System, replacing physical passport stamps with mandatory digital biometric registration for non-EU citizens to enhance Schengen Area border security.
The European Commission indicates that Portugal has the option to pause biometric data collection at airports should the need arise.
Problems with biometric data collection are not limited to Portuguese airports. Long waiting times at border controls are occurring across Europe, and the Airports Council International has already requested that the European Commission consider suspending the checks entirely.
