EU fingerprint and facial recognition checks expected to be delayed again

Border checks system was due to go live in November but some countries say they are not ready amid worries about lack of testing

The full implementation of an EU entry-exit system introducing fingerprinting and facial recognition checks at ports and airports is expected to be delayed again amid fears over congestion and long queues.

Ylva Johansson, the EU's home affairs commissioner, said recently that the new entry-exit system (EES) would be introduced on 10 November with a contingency of delaying it one week to 17 November.