14 February 2019
A report on the development of the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES), designed to record the border crossings of almost all non-EU nationals entering or leaving the Schengen area, highlights a number of "major issues" and "major risks" including increased complexity due to "additional requirements" introduced by Member States, "possible budget shortcomings due to higher than anticipated costs for development" and the fact that delays encountered in any single Member State "will impact all involved stakeholders."
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See: euLisa: Report on the state of play of development of the EES (Council document 5944/19, 1 February 2019, LIMITE, pdf)
The EES legislation was adopted in October 2017 and the system is expected to come into use in 2021.
See: Security Union: Commission welcomes adoption of Entry/Exit System for stronger and smarter EU borders (European Commission press release, link)
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