Confidence and Safety

Europe’s new border controls

For decades, travellers from around the world have been accustomed to flashing a passport at Europe’s borders and breezing through with a stamp. But that familiar ritual is about to change. The European Union (EU) is introducing a new Entry/Exit System (EES), designed to modernise and secure travel into the Schengen Zone, which is the vast area of Europe where border control between countries has largely disappeared.