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EU chief concedes ‘technical problems’ persist as EES border system causes airport chaos

News Desk4th July 20266th July 2026

4th July 20266th July 2026939

Europe’s new digital border control system is still suffering from ‘technical problems’ and requires ‘quite a lot of work’ before those issues are fully resolved,...

EU’s new EES border system catches 7,000 Schengen overstayers in six months

News Desk20th May 202626th May 2026

20th May 202626th May 20263034

Almost 7,000 travellers have been denied entry to Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone for overstaying their permitted time limits during the first six months of the...

Airports & airlines urge EU to rethink EES rollout amid fears of ‘4-hour queues’ and summer travel chaos

News Desk11th February 202617th February 2026

11th February 202617th February 20263104

Airlines and airport authorities across Europe have urged EU leaders to urgently reconsider the rollout schedule of the Entry/Exit System (EES), warning that the new...

The EU launches Entry/Exit System (EES) biometric border checks

News Desk12th October 202516th October 2025

12th October 202516th October 20252504

Starting Sunday 12 October, non-EU travellers entering Europe’s Schengen zone will begin to have their fingerprints and photographs taken at border checkpoints, as the European...

Gibraltar-Spain border could vanish in early 2026 under post-Brexit deal

News Desk25th August 20251st September 2025

25th August 20251st September 20254556

Border checks on people and goods between Gibraltar and Spain are slated to disappear at the beginning of 2026, according to a new report of...

EU sets launch date for Entry/Exit System (EES) to ‘help identify overstayers’

News Desk30th July 20254th August 2025

30th July 20254th August 20254605

The European Union confirmed on Wednesday that its long-postponed new border control system for non-EU nationals, which will eliminate the need for passport stamps, is...

Phased launch of EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) approved by MEPs

News Desk8th July 202517th July 2025

8th July 202517th July 20255175

The European Parliament has officially greenlit a phased introduction of a new border control mechanism for non-EU nationals that will eliminate the need for passport...

British Embassy yet again urges residents to get a TIE card – ‘especially those in Alicante and Malaga’

News Desk20th May 202526th May 2025

20th May 202526th May 202516111

The British Embassy in Spain is yet again urging British residents in the country – and specifically those in the Malaga and Alicante provinces –...

UK imposes ETA travel entry permit on Europeans from Wednesday 2 April

News Desk31st March 20257th April 2025

31st March 20257th April 20253708

In a shake-up of long-standing travel rules, European nationals heading to the United Kingdom will from Wednesday 2 April need a mandatory entry permit, which...

EU’s Entry/Exit System will not recognise Spain’s green residency certificate

News Desk21st March 202528th March 2025

21st March 202528th March 20259595

The British Embassy in Spain is urging all British nationals resident in Spain to get a Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE card) as soon...

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