On Thursday 2 March, the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the EU (Coreper) ratified the Council of the EU position on the entry/exit system or smart border system that is due to register all travellers crossing the EU’s external borders.
It is expected to replace passport stamps with an electronic system that stores travellers’ data, in order to facilitate swift border passage, whilst making it easier to detect people exceeding the validity of their visas or who present false...