NEW: Europe launches long-awaited EES biometric border checks

NEW: Europe launches long-awaited EES biometric border checks

Shorouk Express From Sunday, non-EU travellers entering Europe’s Schengen open-borders zone will gradually be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks. The aim of the new system? To replace eventually the manual stamp on passports and secure better information-sharing between the bloc’s 27 states. “This…

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Poland’s tit-for-tat border checks further weaken Schengen

Poland’s tit-for-tat border checks further weaken Schengen

Shorouk Express “Poland’s western border is ceasing to exist,” Mariusz Błaszczak, a senior PiS politician, warned last week. He blamed Tusk’s “servility toward Berlin.” Sławomir Mentzen, a Confederation leader, accused the Polish Border Guard of cooperating with Germany in accepting illegal migrants. The government has denounced those attacks. “Don’t play politics with Poland’s security. This…

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