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EU's New Digital Border System: Thousands Denied Entry After It Tracks Overstays and Visa Violations Automatically

The EU's new digital border system, operational since April 2026, is causing travel disruptions and debate as it tracks non-EU travellers' stays

International Business Times UK · May 21

British travellers face EES frontier roulette this summer

In the latest Travel Insider newsletter, Simon Calder asks whether the shambolic roll-out of the EU entry-exit system could cause problems when Etias is introduced?

The Independent UK · May 1

New EU Entry-exit System Creates 'Nightmare' Lines with Flights Being missed Up and Down Europe.

The new EES system has plunged European airports into chaos with long lines being reported and some countries delaying the introduction of EES until months later.

International Business Times UK · Apr 30

‘A systemic failure’: How the new Entry/Exit System (EES) brought chaos to EU border control

Airlines group calls on the European Commission to allow for the ‘full and partial suspension’ of EES until the end of summer ‘where necessary’.

Euronews · Apr 14

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 · Apr 7

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 · Apr 6

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 · Mar 17

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 · Feb 11

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 · Feb 5

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 · Jan 27