Pretty shambolic': new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers

Britons planning summer travel to the EU say new border checks are creating delays, adding pressure alongside worries about extreme heat and possible jet-fuel shortages. The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) requires non-EU citizens to register, be photographed and provide fingerprints on arrival and departure from the Schengen zone. Technically in full force since April, after launching last autumn, the system has faced early “teething problems.” Reports cited three-hour delays and missed connections, but Brussels rejected calls to pause implementation. Border police can relax requirements if queues become unmanageable under an opt-out that ends next month. One traveler, Martin Farrall, said EES failed to record his exit properly, leaving his allowance showing near zero before it later updated.