EU Warns Border Delays Could Take up to Two Years to Fully Stabilise

EU warns border delays could take up to two years to fully stabilise

The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) may take up to two years to stabilise after its full rollout, according to a senior EU border official, raising concerns over prolonged disruption for travellers entering the Schengen area, including those heading to Spain during peak holiday seasons. Uku Särekanno, deputy executive director of Frontex, the EU’s border agency, said the system is… Source

Spain and Italy could see EES delays for years, with more EU red tape to come

The EU border rules that have caused hours-long queues at some European airports may not “stabilise” for two years – and a new visa waiver could add to the chaos. On Tuesday, Uku Särekanno, a director at EU border agency Frontex, told a travel industry conference in London that some of the 29 European countries where EES applies were “struggling” to implement the biometric system that has replaced passport stamping at Schengen borders. Frontex t…

European Union EES border delays could last up to two years, official estimates say

The travel chaos surrounding the European Union’s new Entry Exit border system (EES) could take as long as two years to resolve, according to an official at border management firm Frontex who blamed the way biometric data is being registered for the delays and disruption seen across the bloc since the system’s April rollout. Speaking at an event hosted by UK travel association ABTA in London, Uku Särekanno, a deputy executive director at Frontex…