What kind of nail scissors have a good chance of being allowed in hand (carry-on) luggage in the EU?

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TSA allows scissors under 4" in carry on it's 6cm for most European countries (sorry, there is no single source of information). As long as you stay under 6cm, you have a good chance of getting it through.

This being said, you never know until you get there. At the end of the day it's up to the security officer and some of them are not familiar with their own regulations. Case in point: second to last time I left Germany a security agent pulled a dry deodorant stick out of my carry on and gave me a 10 minute tongue lashing (despite the fact that there was only one security line open and the flight was already delayed due to extremely slow security). This stick is clearly "ok" to have in carry on, it does NOT count as a liquid and I have taken it hundreds of times through check points without any issue.

Summary: small scissors should be fine, but it's up to the agent and don't bring anything that you are not willing to throw away if you have to.

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It's hard to be definitive as there is always the possibly of meeting an intransigent security guard. But I would suggest taking scissors which have rounded ends rather than merely blunt. Rounded ends make it extremely clear that the scissors cannot be used as a weapon, as they have nothing resembling a sharp point.

Here is a similar pair to the ones I have.

A pair of short, stainless steel, nail scissors with rounded ends

Personally, I have carried rounded end scissors through security many times in my first aid kit, without them being confiscated, including in Europe. In most cases, they have been spotted in the X-ray machine, and the checkpoint staff take them out to check them. So it's a good idea to make sure they are in an easy to access place in your bag.

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