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EU entry-exit: What is the new border system set to cause bank holiday travel chaos?

Exclusive: Mandatory facial biometrics and fingerprinting for all ‘third-country nationals’ have been quietly dropped by Brussels

The Independent UK

Europe’s Entry/Exit System (EES): What to know as border control changes come into effect

The new EES system is fully operational from today and could help significantly modernise EU control systems – but travellers should expect a few initial hiccups.

Euronews

Portugal launches European app to speed up border controls

With the arrival of the high season and the implementation of the new EES (Entry/Exit System) still causing some delays at borders, the European Union has launched an application that allows you to pre-register your data up to 72 hours before travelling.

Euronews

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Warning of four-hour waits at passport control this summer as chaotic EES rollout continues

Digital borders scheme causing ‘massive delays and inconvenience’, say aviation insiders

The Independent UK

Summer travel disruption fears over new biometric checks at European borders

EU urged to tell authorities to stand down EES controls if needed to avert delays at airports and border crossings

The Guardian - UK

Western Balkan lorry drivers blockade EU borders over Schengen visa restrictions

Lorry drivers from four Western Balkan countries blocked more than 20 EU border crossings to protest Schengen travel restrictions. The blockade causes €100 million daily export losses, according to officials.

Euronews

Facial scans and social media checks: Simon Calder on what UK travellers need to know for 2026

ASK ME ANYTHING: Travel expert Simon Calder answers readers’ questions on what travel will look like in 2026 – from the EU’s new entry-exit system and biometric border checks to rising costs, tighter rules and what British travellers should expect at airports on both sides of the Atlantic

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As EES rollout expands, travel association urges use of contingency measures to ease delays

The new system has already been causing significant delays for air passengers.

Euronews

‘Serious deficiencies’ in security and long queues see soldiers stationed at Lisbon airport

Security flaws at Humberto Delgado Airport already led to the EES rollout being suspended last month.

Euronews

EU Entry/Exit System: First phase of rollout leaves passengers waiting up to 3 hours at airports

A new report said the disruption at borders reflects the combination of several operational issues with the deployment of the EES.

Euronews

Warning as EU entry-exit system causing ‘three-hour waits’ at airports

Airports body says there could be ‘serious safety hazards’ if current timetable for EES rollout continues

The Independent UK

The New EU Entry/Exit System (EES): Key Info for Non-EU Travellers

Non-European citizens are beginning to notice big changes when entering Europe. From mid-October 2025, the European Union began its shift from traditional passport stamps to a new digital border management system that captures biometric data, aiming to modernise border security and streamline travel within the Schengen area. These changes affect…

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EU entry-exit system: The teething problems and delays impacting the new border system

Port of Dover plan for fingerprints and facial biometrics deferred, while airline passengers report hold-ups

The Independent UK

I am travelling to the EU. What has changed with the entry-exit system?

All you need to know about handling the Schengen area entry-exit system

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Simon Calder tests the new EU entry-exit system – the questions, scans and fingerprints demanded at the border

Exclusive: Your second-by-second guide to hand-to-hand combat with EES airport kiosks

The Guardian - UK

What is the new EU border system EES, and how will it work?

Digital entry and exit scheme means most travellers will have to register biometric information at the border

The Independent UK

New EU border rules come into force

For most UK travellers the EES process will be done at foreign airports.

Evening Standard

New post-Brexit border systems may not be working ahead of launch

An official at the Port of Dover has said the EES kiosks, which will collect data on travellers, are having trouble connecting to the EU servers.

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What are the new rules for European travel? Changes explained as EES causes delays in some airports

New border checks for British travellers are now in force and causing delays in several airports. Here’s what it means

The Guardian - UK

Will the EU’s new fingerprint entry system cause gridlock? The Guardian tried it out

The scheme, which operators feared would cause chaos at airports, ports and railway stations, is finally coming into force

Euronews

EES launch: Will Eurostar passengers be asked for medical insurance at the border?

Some confusion has arisen around the questions travellers will be asked during border checks.

Evening Standard

Inside Eurotunnel’s battle to avert border chaos ahead of launch of new EU passport controls

European travellers returning home will be able to ‘jump the queue’ at the Chunnel and board Le Shuttle train before Britons

The Independent UK

EU entry-exit system: Estonia is first country to be ready on air, sea, rail and road

Exclusive: The country’s border posts will be EES-compliant from day one – 12 October

The Independent UK

The airport where the EU’s new entry-exit system will first land in Germany

Exclusive: The two key Lufthansa hubs, Frankfurt and Munich, will not operate the EES from day one

Evening Standard

Eurostar insists new EU border checks will cause ‘no queues’

The Channel Tunnel train operator said it is fully prepared for the launch of the Entry Exit System (EES) on October 12.

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