The EES – which was initially meant to be introduced in 2022 as a way to replace passport stamping – will require travellers from the UK and other non-EU countries to submit to biometric checks when crossing external EU borders. The delay could nevertheless have its own upsides as it offers stakeholders more time to future-proof infrastructure and explore technologies that could help streamline processes, drastically reducing queuing times at the likes of the Port of Dover, Folkestone and London St Pancras. “What we’re looking at is a technology…
