France is set to introduce stricter border measures for passengers arriving from the United Kingdom.
The new European Union border control system (EES) will come into force next May.
The UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) ended freedom of movement between France and the United Kingdom in 2020.
The countries of the Schengen region will start implementing the EEC system from May 2023 in order to register entry and exit from outside the European Union and tighten control mechanisms.
An EU poll published on November 16 showed that France intends to take stricter measures at its borders for visitors from the United Kingdom.
Special points will be created at airports for registering passenger data under the supervision of border guards.
Border guards will also use handheld tablets at land and sea checkpoints to record passengers as they sit in their vehicles.
Pilot testing of this new system will take place this month.
