Common electronic system for Schengen Member States
Schengen Member States will have a common electronic system to speed up checks at the Schengen Area’s external borders.
Articol de Radiojurnal, 25 Octombrie 2017, 22:59
Schengen Member States will have a common electronic system to speed up checks at the Schengen area’s external borders and to register all non-EU travelers.
The new Entry/Exit System (EES) was backed by the European Parliament on Wednesday, 25 October. It is expected to become operational in 2020 and will also be applied by Romania and Bulgaria.
EES will register information on non-EU nationals, such as names, travel documents, fingerprints or facial images.
EES will replace the manual stamping of passports and speed up border crossings, while making it easier to detect over-stayers and document or identity fraud.
According to a European Parliament press release, the new system will help reduce illegal immigration and will contribute to the fight against organized crime and terrorism.
Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei
