“The decision to abolish internal border controls reflected a collective desire to overcome the divisions of the Cold War and to foster unity and peace” – so says the European Union, in the 40th year ...

Europe's new Entry/Exit System (EES) is being implemented. Learn how this automated border system will use biometric data ...

Europe is preparing for one of its biggest changes to how non-EU visitors enter and leave the Schengen area. From 12 October 2025, the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) will begin a phased rollout, ...

A number of countries including Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia have announced new controls along their borders. They are trying to prevent people ...

Soon, most of your European passport stamps will be a relic of the past. Beginning October 12, 2025, the 29 nations of the European Schengen Area will start phasing out the stamping of travel ...

On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria celebrated the first anniversary of its full membership in the Schengen Area, marking a ...

If you’re flying to Europe anytime soon, take note: the European Union’s long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES) officially launches today, October 12. After years of planning and multiple delays, the EU ...

British passport holders – as well as other “third-country nationals”, from the US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere – are about to become subject to the European Union’s entry-exit system (EES). The ...

The long wait is over. After years of planning and myriad delays, the European Union's Entry/Exit system (EES) has gone into effect as of October 12. While nothing has changed when it comes to the ...

ITB Berlin reflects on milestones in global travel history – such as the 1985 Schengen Agreement, which has enabled free, ...

Since the start of 2025, a video circulated online purportedly showing a stray dog being the first to cross the newly re-opened Hungary-Romania border after Romania became a full Schengen member on ...

Romania, alongside other European Union member states, will operationalise, as of 12 October, the Entry/Exit System (EES), a modern control instrument at the external border of the Schengen Area. 'The ...