New measures to improve data exchange between EU information systems to manage borders, security and migration were adopted by MEPs last Tuesday. The new rules will make EU information systems used in security, border and […]
Bill Sillery writes that smartphones have great potential to revolutionise the way biometrics are collected for visas and travel purposes, but there are clear limits to the level of trust one can place on DIY […]
Roderick Parkes writes that the Schengen Agreement’s borderless ideals are rubbing up against some hard border realities. Is the Schengen dream in danger of being relegated to history? This year the ghost of Europe’s future […]
The borders of today, writes Lars Karlsson, serve purposes more complex to those of the past. The borders of tomorrow, including a post-Brexit UK-EU border, will need to be even smarter. Today we know that […]
Tony Smith CBE, Chairman of the International Border and Technologies Association (IBMATA), writes that those hoping Brexit will provide the UK with a greater ability to control its borders may be disappointed. One of the […]
The European Parliament and European Council on Tuesday reached agreement on the Commission’s proposal to close security gaps by making siloed EU information systems for security, migration and border management connect with each other. The […]
WorldReach Software has announced the signing of a multi-year contract with the UK Home Office for the provision of a smartphone based digital enrolment capability. This new digital service allows identity verification remotely using smartphone […]
The new gates, opened on 29 August by Emma Moore, UK Border Force’s Chief Operating Officer, and Bob Graham, Birmingham Airport’s Operations Director, will boost the airport’s total gates from 10 to 15. Improving passenger […]
At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, according to the first Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Migrant smuggling generated an income […]
IOM reports 2018 migrant drownings in Mediterranean occurring at rate of seven per day, with the central Mediterranean route the most dangerous. According to a 17 August IOM press release, 63,142 migrants and refugees entered […]
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