# EU sues IBM after troubled new border system sparks delays

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/eu-sues-ibm-after-troubled-new-border-system-sparks-delays/
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:10:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:08:25+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-ibm-border-ees-system-entry-exit-schengen-b3081823.html
- Topics: Europe, Politics, World

## Key points

- EU agency sues three firms over EES development delays.
- Border checks have contributed to missed flights and long queues.
- Nine countries have reportedly delayed implementing the system.

## Summary

The EU’s IT agency, eu-LISA, has filed a lawsuit against IBM, Atos and Leonardo over delays in developing the bloc’s new Entry-Exit System (EES). The case concerns the system’s delivery, the agency says, and does not affect its current operation; the dispute comes as the rollout has caused long queues and disrupted travel.

The EES requires visitors from outside the EU, including UK travellers, to register fingerprints and have their photograph taken when entering the Schengen Area. More than 100 easyJet passengers missed a Milan-to-Manchester flight in April, while Dover recorded waits of up to four and a half hours in May. The system began rolling out in October last year, with full implementation expected by April, but nine countries have reportedly been allowed to delay checks to maintain border flow.

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