Turkey is planning to implement a new border security measure that involves taking fingerprints from foreigners entering the country. The plan was announced by Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya in […]

Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov, a high-ranking official in charge of Bulgaria’s border police, says the country is ready to integrate into the Schengen free travel area, meeting all of the […]

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Thales will provide biometric border screening technology for the Spanish government, thanks to a contract win from the Spanish Ministry of Interior. The French multinational will work in partnership with […]

Belgium is creating a new biometric database to keep tabs on migrants within the country. The database is intended to curtail illegal immigration, and will supplement the European Union’s Entry/Exit […]

“The contract has been awarded in anticipation of the incoming EU Entry/Exit System (“EES”) regulation, which is broadly aimed at ensuring that EU members within the region’s Schengen zone register […]

With tensions escalating at the Ukraine-Russia border, Czech Republic officials are planning to ask European Union counterparts to restrict travel for Russians who don’t hold biometric passports, according to a […]

Rigspolitiet, the Danish National Police force, is turning to IDEMIA to upgrade its border control technology ahead of the impending regulatory change for the Schengen region. The incoming EU Entry/Exit […]

Vision-Box has been working with Finnish border authorities to develop what the company says is the first EU Entry/Exit System (“EES”) within the Schengen area, the company has revealed. The […]

Thales is one of the largest electrical and IT solutions providers in the world, active across a range of industries including aerospace, defense, transportation, and more. So it’s no wonder […]