EU begins gradual rollout of digital border system


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  • Sunday, 12 Oct 2025

Members of the public wait in the arrivals hall at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Alishia Abodunde

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union member countries began rolling out a new entry and exit system on Sunday at the bloc’s external borders, electronically registering non-EU nationals' data.

The Entry/Exit System(EES), an automated system that requires travellers to register at the border by scanning their passport and having their fingerprints and photograph taken, will be introduced over six months.

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