The Port of Dover says the EU's Entry/Exit System will add only minutes to motorists' journeys, not the hours some had feared. A new registration compound and an AI-monitored ‘continental corridor' are central to the plan.
An eight-day rail trip through Sweden, Norway and Denmark rarely needs cash at all. Here is how to pay smoothly across three currencies, and the passport rules dual nationals should know.
Every traveller crossing the external border of the Schengen area goes through security controls, but the steps differ depending on citizenship. Here is what those checks involve and how they are about to change.
The EU is working towards an autumn 2025 launch for the Entry/Exit System (EES), but it will arrive in phases rather than all at once. Member States can start with a share of their border crossing points and scale up over six months, while ETIAS is not expected before late 2026.
EU ministers have cleared the way for the Entry/Exit System to launch in autumn 2025. Here is what the new digital border will change for non-EU visitors, and the concerns it still raises.
EU home affairs ministers backed a phased launch of the Entry/Exit System and endorsed a revised roadmap that schedules ETIAS for late 2026. Here is what the March 2025 Justice and Home Affairs Council decided.
Years after Brexit, a European holiday still trips up seasoned travellers, with confusion swirling around passports, the length of a stay and a forthcoming permit called ETIAS. Here is a clear guide to what actually applied in early 2025 and the myths that keep catching people out.
Five years after the UK formally left the European Union, the effects span trade, immigration and money – but for travellers, the biggest changes are at the border, with new passport rules and the EES and ETIAS on the way.
Five years after the UK formally left the European Union, the effects are visible across trade, migration, travel, laws and public finances. Here is a clear look at what has changed, with a closer focus on what it means at the border.
Less than a month after the UK's ETA became mandatory, the government plans a 60% price rise. Here is what the permit will cost, the new transit exemption and how it compares with ETIAS.