Frontex to hold Industry Day for EES biometric pre-registration options
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, announced that on May 29, 2024, it will have an Industry Day…
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Iceland updates ID cards as Frontex warns of document fraud in EU
Frontex detected 22,300 fraudulent identity documents on the EU’s external borders in 2023, while Greece just seized almost 5,000 in…
EU watchdog: Europol’s plan for migrant biometric data raises ‘serious questions’
A European data watchdog is scrutinizing a proposal to enhance Europol’s cooperation with Frontex and other agencies that would boost…
Europol and Frontex documents explain why ETIAS is running late
The rollout of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is running late due to delays from both EU…
EU says other countries should accept biometrics, video to increase deportations
The European Commission wants to deport more people in less time, and is pushing for a solution that leverages biometrics…
Frontex sees mobile biometric identification as a solution to EU border checks: Report
Technologies such as mobile biometric identification and vehicle tracking could be the European Union’s alternative to reintroducing internal border controls,…
Frontex sees 5 new biometric techs to use on borders
EU officials have identified still-developing technologies and techniques that research indicates will be key to well-functioning borders. Biometric research presented…
Frontex invites companies to pitch border biometrics in preparation for EES
As European Union member states prepare for a new biometric border entry and exit system, European border agency Frontex is…
EU data protection supervisor warns on migrant privacy rights
The European Union’s data protection supervisor (EDPS), Wojciech Wiewiórowski, has recently revealed that European institutions and bodies often afford limited…
EU Biometric Entry/Exit may add to border wait times; Statewatch worries
Waiting times for travelers at borders may increase substantially after the deployment of the European Union‘s biometric Entry/Exit System (EES)….
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