"Airlines across Europe have joined airport organisations in calling for an immediate review of the Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) implementation timeline ahead of summer, when tourism traffic will peak. Failing immediate action to provide sufficient flexibility, severe disruptions over the peak summer months are a real prospect, with queues [at Schengen border checks] potentially reaching 4 hours or more, the groups warned in a letter to the European Commission."
"The new EU digital border system, the EES, is currently being rolled out in EU countries (except for Cyprus and Ireland), as well as Schengen area countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. It requires third country nationals entering Europe's Schengen open-borders zone to register personal data and provide biometric information at the first border crossing. The data is held in digital form in an EU-wide database tracking each time visitors enter and exit the Schengen area,"
Airlines and airport organisations across Europe urged an immediate review of the Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) timeline, warning of severe disruptions and queues reaching four hours or more. The EES is being rolled out across most EU and Schengen countries and requires non‑EU nationals to register personal and biometric data at first border crossing. It holds entry/exit records in an EU-wide database to enforce the 90/180 day rule and replace passport stamping. Industry groups ACI Europe, A4E and IATA said delays of up to two hours are caused by understaffing, automation problems and low uptake of the Frontex pre-registration app.
Read at www.thelocal.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]