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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

EU fingerprint and facial recognition checks expected to be delayed again

Cars, coaches and caravans queue at the Port of Dover
Queues for ferries at the Port of Dover. France’s main concern with the new system is congestion in Dover, where British and French border controls take place. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

The full implementation of an EU entry-exit system introducing fingerprinting and facial recognition checks at ports and airports is expected to be delayed again amid fears over congestion and long queues.

Ylva Johansson, the EU’s home affairs commissioner, said recently that the new entry-exit system (EES) would be introduced on 10 November with a contingency of delaying it one week to 17 November.

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