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EU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

3h agoen

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The GuardianEU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’theguardian.com

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Officials admit new post-Brexit EES system is ‘not perfect’, as airports and airlines voice fears over delays The EU has rejected calls by airports and airlines to suspend the implementation of new fingerprinting and facial recognition border controls even though it admits there are “20 difficult spots” with queue chaos. With only a week to go before the peak summer holiday season starts, EU officials admit the new entry/exit system (EES) is “not perfect” but will tell travel industry representatives that a full suspension is “not needed” and “not possible”. Continue reading...

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