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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

EU entry-exit: What is the new border system set to cause bank holiday travel chaos?

Weeks after the EU entry-exit system (EES) was due to be in full operation, the digital border scheme is unravelling.

Some nations in the Schengen area are processing “third-country nationals”, including the British, in accordance with the rules laid down by Brussels. But others – notably Greece – have dropped the biometric demand for UK visitors either indefinitely or at peak times.

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