The European Commission has announced a phased strategy for the introduction of the new biometric Entry-Exit System (EES), after the system’s full rollout was postponed yet again in November. The […]

As the European Union continues its journey toward implementing the long-anticipated biometric entry-exit system, the agency behind much of the technical groundwork is eu-LISA. Created to manage and operate large-scale […]

The implementation of the European Union’s planned biometric border control system is all but certain to be delayed again. Citing “EU diplomat sources”, The Guardian reports that there is “very […]

The European Commission has introduced a proposal to digitalise passports and identity cards under a new initiative called the “EU Digital Travel application,” with an eye to modernizing border control […]

New details are emerging about the difficulties that some countries are having in implementing the European Union’s planned biometric border system, along with further hints that its activation date will […]

Officials from France, Germany, and the Netherlands have reportedly written to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to warn her that their countries will not be prepared for the […]

Another European Union official has offered an update on the bloc’s forthcoming biometric border control system. Marili Männik, the interim Executive Director of eu-LISA, delivered remarks to the European Parliament’s […]

The Romanian government has implemented new measures regarding the use of biometrics in citizenship. Starting from September 1, 2024, applicants seeking to obtain or reacquire Romanian citizenship will be required […]

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 […]

“There may have been times you believed it will never happen. But it’s going to happen. Everything is coming together.” The European Union’s post-Brexit Entry/Exit System (EES) will become operational […]