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The new entry-exit system (Entry/Exit System - EES) of the European Union - expected to enter into force from November 10 of this year - has been postponed for an indefinite time, because a part of the member countries of the bloc are not yet ready for its use.
The EES, which was established in November 2017, is a seamless system for travelers from non-member countries of the bloc.
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johanson announced the news on Thursday, but did not say when it might come into effect.
With the EES system, all citizens from non-member countries traveling to the EU must register in a special digital system their entries and exits to and from the territory of the EU countries. At border crossings, they must also leave personal data, including fingerprints and other biometric data.
This system is considered necessary to increase the security of the European Union, to have a control on who enters the EU, as well as to fight and sanction abuses by those who can enter without visas, but then do not respect them the rules.
However, some experts from the member countries have warned that this system has the possibility of increasing the already long waits at the external borders of the European Union.
Among the countries that are not ready to start the implementation of this system on November 10, Germany, France and the Netherlands have been mentioned.
The European Commission and EU member states will work to prepare the implementation of this system, but the date when this will start has not been mentioned.
This system is not the same as the ETIAS system, which should come into force next year.
ETIAS is a system which requires third country nationals to register in its system before traveling to the EU and waiting for confirmation. They receive the confirmation for a period of three years./ REL
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