The Entry/Exit System (EES) is supposed to compose a digital list linking a shuttle doc to biometric readings confirming an individual’s identity
Reuters
11 October, 2024, 12:05 pm
Remaining modified: 11 October, 2024, 12:40 pm
The European Union has delayed the introduction of a brand fresh biometric entry-check procedure for non-EU residents, which used to be due to be introduced on Nov. 10, after Germany, France and the Netherlands talked about border pc techniques had been no longer but ready.
“Nov. 10 is now no longer on the table,” EU Dwelling Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told newshounds. She talked about there used to be no fresh timetable, however that the replacement of a phased introduction used to be being looked at.
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is supposed to compose a digital list linking a shuttle doc to biometric readings confirming an individual’s identity, removing the want to manually tag passports on the EU’s external border.
It can require non-EU residents arriving in the Schengen free-shuttle space to register their fingerprints, provide a facial scan and acknowledge questions on their keep.
Nonetheless a spokesperson for the German inner ministry talked about the three countries, representing 40% of the affected passenger internet page internet page visitors, had been no longer ready to place in force EES since the “wanted balance and performance of the EES central procedure to be supplied by the EU agency EU-Lisa is no longer but in repute”.
EU-Lisa is the agency accountable for the implementation of enormous-scale IT techniques inner the EU.
The French inner ministry talked about that, while France used to be tickled of the usefulness of EES, its introduction must be ready effectively.
The Dutch executive didn’t at once acknowledge to a quiz of for observation.
