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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

Port of Dover has done ‘absolutely everything’ to avoid summer EU entry-exit chaos

The Port of Dover has declared it has done "absolutely everything" to prepare for the upcoming summer getaway, despite significant concerns over potential delays stemming from new EU border checks.

Doug Bannister, chief executive of the Kent port, expressed his frustration, calling it "very disappointing" that a new £40 million processing facility, built specifically for the EU’s Entry Exit System (EES), remains unused for car passengers because the necessary EU technology has not been activated.

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