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SITREP: EU New Digital Entry/Exit System for Non-EU Travelers

Summary by indrastra.com
The European Union activated its Entry/Exit System (EES) on April 10, 2026, introducing automated biometric registration for non-EU nationals crossing external borders of the Schengen Area and replacing traditional passport stamps with digital records of entries, exits and refusals. The system, which had begun partial rollout in October 2025, now operates fully across 29 participating countries including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czec…

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Anyone wishing to enter the EU from a third country has been dealing with a new electronic entry system since October.

The Entry/Exit System (EES) has been in operation in 29 European countries for a week now, intended for non-European Union citizens wishing to enter the Community. The fingerprints and faces of such entrants are scanned. This is also aimed at strengthening the security of the Community - since the system was introduced in the autumn, almost 30 thousand people have been denied entry to the Community, of whom almost 1,000 have been recognized as p…

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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