Western Balkan lorry drivers blockade EU borders over Schengen visa restrictions ⊖
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31 days ago
Lorry drivers from four Western Balkan countries blocked more than 20 EU border crossings to protest Schengen travel restrictions. The blockade causes €100 million daily export losses, according to o…
35 days ago
Separated by war — and by Schengen ○
Designed to keep Europe safe, a security system is trapping Ukrainian ex-prisoners — including victims of Russian occupation — leaving families torn apart with no clear path out of legal limbo.
46 days ago
Airports and EU clash over new border control rules ○
The new Entry-Exit System now requires over a third of non-EU nationals entering the Schengen area to provide additional data at the border.
85 days ago
Spanish police arrest 11 over alleged smuggling of 300 mostly Nepalese foreign workers ⊖⊖
In a statement, police said most of those smuggled had entered on tourist visas, including for other countries within the European Union's Schengen area.
3 months ago
Putin opponents criticise EU ban on multi-entry visas for Russians ⊖⊖
Restrictions for entry to Schengen zone announced last Friday because of sabotage attacks linked to Russia
Russian opposition figures have reacted with anger and dismay to a decision by the European U…
4 months ago
Revealed: Full list of travellers exempt from new entry-exit system rules ○
The new entry-exit border check system came into force over the weekend across Europe. It will require non-EU passport holders and those crossing Schengen borders to provide biometric data.
What is the new EU border system EES, and how will it work? ⊕
Digital entry and exit scheme means most travellers will have to register biometric information at the border
Britons travelling to EU to undergo new biometric checks at border from Sunday
Many travell…
Europe’s new biometric border checks: what do non-EU travellers need to know? ⊕
Visitors arriving in any of the Schengen area’s 29 countries will have their faces and fingerprints scanned under the new entry/exit system
The European Union is preparing to dispense with passport st…
5 months ago
Will the EU’s new fingerprint entry system cause gridlock? The Guardian tried it out ○
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The scheme, which operators feared would cause chaos at airports, ports and railway stations, is finally coming into force
Years in the planning, and years in the postponement: EES day has finally arr…
7 months ago
Poland’s tit-for-tat border checks further weaken Schengen ○
World's largest free-travel zone is increasingly threatened by supposedly temporary measures to curb migration.