The new EU border control, EES, is now operational. Here's what you need to know if you're traveling to Europe soon.

The EU’s Entry/Exit system (EES) went fully live on April 10, 2026 and the first days saw long queues at airports, with some travelers missing flights.

Ryanair has written to 29 European countries and called for the new Entry/Exit System to be temporarily suspended.

EU entry-exit system: Everything you need to know about new system as chaos continues - Exclusive: Scheme for facial biometrics and fingerprinting for all ‘third-country nationals’ have been quietly d ...

The European Union has provided updated guidance on the phased implementation of its long-anticipated Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), both ...

British passport holders – as well as other “third-country nationals”, from the US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere – are about to become subject to the European Union’s entry-exit system (EES). The ...

Under the entry-exit system, British travellers to the Schengen Area can expect to be fingerprinted and provide a facial ...

Romania, alongside other European Union member states, will operationalise, as of 12 October, the Entry/Exit System (EES), a modern control instrument at the external border of the Schengen Area. 'The ...

The new EES system is fully operational from today and could help significantly modernise EU control systems – but travellers ...