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UK tourists with plans to travel to Europe this month are being reminded of some major changes coming into effect that will have an impact on their journeys.

From 12 October 2025, the European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) will begin.

This is a new digital border scheme that will change requirements for British citizens travelling to the Schengen area.

The countries in the Schengen area - which include some that are not in the EU - are:

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Republic of Ireland and Cyprus are not w

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