Trials for new EU border system which could cause ‘continued disruption’ for UK

It is expected to involve travellers from non-EU countries such the UK having their fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken to register them onto a database the first time they enter a member state.

Trials of technology for a new border system feared to cause major delays for UK holidaymakers will take place this month (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Trials of technology for a new border system feared to cause major delays for UK holidaymakers will take place this month.

Doug Bannister, chief executive of the Port of Dover, Kent told MPs he has been invited to Calais, France to view tests for the European Union’s incoming Entry/Exit System (EES).