The Government said it “has not reduced border control by one millimetre” after suspending the new European model following problems at Lisbon Airport, and stressed that it is necessary to preserve its credibility. “We suspended it to rethink the model. The challenge is at a European level. The Government has not reduced border control by one millimetre,” ...
Government assures it has "not reduced border control by one millimetre"
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Context & Explainers
The border-control system is the set of checks and databases used to process non-EU travellers at entry points — passport and visa checks, biometric data capture and automated database searches such as the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the Entry/Exit System (EES). A temporary suspension of automated checks at Lisbon Airport means those arrivals may be processed differently (more manual checks or national procedures), which can change wait times, administrative workload and how security checks are carried out for non‑EU citizens.
