European Commission Opens EES Delay Talks With 27 EU States Ahead of Summer Travel
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jul 5
European Commission Opens EES Delay Talks With 27 EU States Ahead of Summer Travel
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jul 5
Summary
Brussels will start new talks with EU member countries to stop the Entry/Exit System from triggering major airport delays during the summer holiday season.
A Friday letter from Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner to airport and airline chiefs said the border-checks system must protect citizens without causing undue disruption for visitors from outside the Schengen area.
Airlines for Europe and the International Air Transport Association had warned the Commission that EES could create long border queues and delays for passengers traveling to and from the EU.
The EES has been phased in since October last year, making this summer a key test of whether the bloc can tighten border controls without snarling airport operations.