The new Entry/Exit digital border management system (EES), which will record biometric data such as fingerprints at the external borders of the EU, should begin operating in October, said Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection, Nicholas Ioannides; though he added that it would take some time for all EU member states to align themselves with the new system.
Ioannides was speaking ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the EU, which took place in Brussels on 5 March, during which the Ministers agreed on the Council’s position as regards the gradual application of the system ahead of negotiations with the European Parliament.
“Regarding the current legislation, it is commonly accepted that it's not sufficient. Therefore, we'd like to see a new proposal and the majority of member states supports this idea. So we believe that we should make a start in order to discuss a more comprehensive, an effective framework,” he said.
(Source: CNA)
