“For all the travellers who go to France, to have to prove medical insurance will be a very lengthy process” – so claims Nigel Farage. The Reform UK leader was responding in the Mail on Sunday to reports that British travellers to the European Union will need to provide evidence of travel insurance when the entry-exit system (EES) begins on 12 October.
The European Commission has now confirmed to The Independent that there is no truth in such reports. The start of a six-month roll-out of the EES on 12 October will have no effect on the requirements for British travellers to Europe.
