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fromwww.thelocal.com
6 days ago

NEW: Europe launches long-awaited EES biometric border checks

From Sunday, non-EU travellers entering Europe's Schengen open-borders zone will gradually be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks. The aim of the new system? To replace eventually the manual stamp on passports and secure better information-sharing between the bloc's 27 states.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Britons travelling to EU to undergo new biometric checks at border from Sunday

New biometric entry-exit checks will start for most non-EU travellers to Schengen, with a phased rollout and passport stamping continuing until full deployment.
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fromwww.thelocal.fr
3 weeks ago

Eurostar to begin voluntary EES checks in October before main January launch

Eurostar will begin voluntary EES biometric checks for Premier and Carte Blanche passengers at major stations from October 12; checks mandatory from January 12.
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