EU Rejects Calls for EES Suspension Despite 'Major Disruptions' and 6-Hour Queues
The commission says the biometric system will cut passport-control time to 20 seconds per person and help identify overstayers.
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According to the EU Commission, there are currently only 20 of the approximately 1500 border crossings in the Schengen zone with longer waiting times. A nationwide stop of biometric controls is not necessary.
Brussels just dodged a Brexit‑fuelled airport meltdown with its biometrics U‑turn
Holidaymakers can breathe a sigh of relief after the EU hit the pause button on its new Entry/Exit System (EES) that swaps passports with biometrics. “When there are situations of exceptionally high pressure on a certain border crossing point, there is the possibility to suspend temporarily the registration of the biometrics,” EU commission spokesperson Markus Lammert told reporters on Monday (6 July). Instead of manual passport stamps at immi…
Air travel: Airports Council International urges temporary suspension of the Schengen Entry/Exit System
As the summer months bring a growing number of international travellers, representatives of the aviation sector warn that the Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) is creating "severe operational consequences."
The European Commission defends the fluidity with which the new digitised system for the control of the EU's external border (ESC) has been implemented in most passenger crossings and considers sufficient the "flexibility" that allows to suspend biometric registration at point points of maximum influx, so it sees "impossible" a total suspension of the system this summer to alleviate waiting times, as claimed by large airlines and several airport…
Brussels Sees "Impossible" to Suspend Digitized EES Control to Relieve Waits at Airports This Summer
It encourages industry to 'invest more' to help authorities better manage passenger flows ...
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