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Millions more Brits arriving in the Algarve are set to benefit from eGates ahead of the summer holidays. The change was confirmed by the Portuguese authorities.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for EU Relations, told GPSJ:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is great news for sun-seeking Brits heading on holiday to the Algarve this summer. And that is on top of the wider deal we secured which is good for jobs, good for bills and good for borders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions of passengers from the UK travelled through Faro Airport last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roll out in Faro follows close working with airport authorities in recent weeks. And the Government hopes more countries will follow suit, as it continues to push for EU member states to open the use of eGates at airports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the UK-EU Summit last month, the UK and EU made clear that there were no legal barriers to even more EU countries allowing British nationals to use e-gates at airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deal with the EU, agreed on 19 May, delivers on the Government\u2019s core mission to grow the economy, back British jobs and put more money in people\u2019s pockets, and is expected to bring \u00a39 billion to the UK economy by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And alongside providing further legal clarity to members states on UK access to eGates, the deal will slash red tape for business, protect UK steel from EU rules and tariffs and bring greater control to our borders, with increased data sharing to catch dangerous criminals quicker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Millions more Brits arriving in the Algarve are set to benefit from eGates ahead of the summer holidays. The change was confirmed by the Portuguese authorities.  <\/p>\n

Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for EU Relations, told GPSJ:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is great news for sun-seeking Brits heading on holiday to the Algarve this summer. And that is on top of the <\/p>\n

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