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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 20261083

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 20251836

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 20253239

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 20254222

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 20254845

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 202512957

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

Five arrested for providing fake visas to cruise ship passengers stranded in Barcelona

News Desk24th March 202531st March 2025

24th March 202531st March 20251497

The Spanish National Police, along with Ameripol, Interpol, and Bolivian law enforcement, have collaborated in the arrest of five individuals in Bolivia who were allegedly...

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

News Desk21st March 202528th March 2025

21st March 202528th March 20257802

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...

EU finally aims for October start date for Entry/Exit System (EES) passport checks

News Desk5th March 202511th March 2025

5th March 202511th March 20256433

The European Union’s long-delayed biometric passport check system, known as the Entry/Exit System (EES), could finally launch in October this year following an agreement reached...

Post-Brexit status of Gibraltar ‘very close’ to an agreement

News Desk21st February 202528th February 2025

21st February 202528th February 20253123

A deal allowing the free movement of people and goods between Gibraltar and Spain in the wake of Britain’s departure from the European Union is...

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