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14-hour delays feared under new EU rules
Daily Express
|January 26, 2024
TOURISTS heading to Europe could face waits of 14 hours or more at border controls under a planned scheme, MPs have been told.
The EU Entry/Exit System could see the Port of Dover and surrounding areas hit by major disruption unless measures are introduced to prevent delays, Parliament's European Scrutiny Committee heard.
Ashford Borough Council told the committee that 14-hour queues were a "reasonable worst case" scenario if the scheme is implemented as planned in October.
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This story is from the January 26, 2024 edition of Daily Express.
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