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The error in the Entry-Exit System led to a British citizen being wrongly accused of overstaying in the Schengen area.
The European Union's new digital Entry-Exit System (EES) is facing new technical problems after an error in biometric identification led to the questioning of a British citizen at the Romanian border.
The incident occurred at the end of May at Cluj-Napoca airport, as the woman was preparing to travel to the United Kingdom. Romanian authorities told her that the system considered her to be an illegal resident of the Schengen area, as her exit from a previous trip to Amsterdam was not recorded.
However, she stated that she had not traveled to Amsterdam at all during April 2026. At that time, it had been her identical twin sister, who had used her personal passport and had made the trip in a regular manner.
Initially, border officials suspected that the woman had given her passport for use by another person. After verifications, it was found that the twins had different passports, names and fingerprints, while the similarity in physical appearance seemed to have caused confusion in the biometric system.
After about 15 minutes of questioning, authorities allowed him to leave, but the incident has raised questions about the reliability of the new system.
The EES became operational on April 10, after four years of delays. The system replaces physical stamps in passports with electronic registration of entries and exits, using facial scans and fingerprints. Since its launch, it has been plagued by delays at border crossings and technical problems.
Even the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has recently admitted that the system still has technical shortcomings and that it requires further work to function smoothly.
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