European Commission Walks Back Official’s Comments on Entry-Exit Launch Date

All signs suggest that the European Union’s oft-delayed biometric Entry-Exit System (EES) will indeed go live this autumn, but it may not be wise to bet on the recently reported November 10 launch date.

That spot on the calendar was recently marked by EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson, in comments during a visit to eu-LISA, the EU agency overseeing the IT infrastructure of the EES. “Everything is coming together,” she said. “Everything is coming together. We’re in the final testing phase. There is a real momentum now.”

As emphatic as Johansson’s commentary was, the Independent has since reported that EU officials are keeping the week of November 17 open as a “last resort” in case there is yet another need to postpone the implementation of the EES. And the European Commission itself, which represents the executive branch of the EU and is overseeing the EES, has emphasized that no particular launch date has officially been announced.

“The roadmap for the delivery of the new IT architecture foresees that the entry-exit system will be ready to enter into operation in Autumn 2024 and that ETIAS will be ready to enter into operation in Spring 2025,” said EC spokesperson Christian Wigan. “The exact date will be determined by the European Commission and announced on the EES official website well in time for the start of operations. At the moment we do not have a date to communicate.”

The implementation of the EES has faced a series of delays since its initial conception. Originally slated for launch in 2022, the system has undergone multiple postponements, with dates shifting from May 2023 to the end of 2023, and then to October 6, 2024.

The Independent also notes that there are plans for a “relief valve” for biometric screening queues across the English Channel in order to prevent travel chaos arising as Brits seek entry to France after the EES is implemented. That system could potentially excuse one in 10 Brits from having to submit to fingerprint and face scans if lines are too long.

Source: Independent

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August 26, 2024 – by Alex Perala

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