I'm an US citizen and I flew into Rome, Italy few weeks ago. (remember, US is part of the visa-wavier program)
No fingerprints, photos, and other stuff taken so far if you fly into AND out of Rome and Venice airports.
http://www.planetbiometrics.com/arti...d-air-borders/
This article was written in Feb. 2015, and I am not sure if any parts of Europe are doing this now.