00:01If you hold a non-EU passport, Brussels has a brand new welcome package for your next European summer holiday.
00:07The biometric entry-exit system was designed to log your face and fingerprints in around 70 seconds to catch over
00:14stairs.
00:15But try telling that to travelling families trapped in a sweating airport terminal.
00:20And as the holiday season peaks, the grand vision of smart EU borders has collided with a physical breakdown, risking
00:26the travel plans of millions.
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00:33The automated network is now live across 29 European nations.
00:38And since the rollout, the digital net caught 40,000 border refusals and identified 1,000 security risks.
00:46To Brussels, these figures prove the database works by instantly flagging visa over stairs and fake documents.
00:53But here goes a problem.
00:54Biometric collection is triggering a systemic operational crisis.
00:59Industry lobbies report waiting times at border control reaching up to 5 hours during peak periods.
01:05And warn these delays put over 40 million arrivals and 45 billion dollars of tourist spending at risk.
01:13This bottleneck hits just as European hubs prepared to handle 40 million more passengers than they did in May and
01:19June.
01:20So who's to blame for the chaos?
01:22It looks like national capitals failed to prepare.
01:26Many airports lack border guards, digital kiosks and basic infrastructure.
01:31And the rollout is a fragmented mess because some capitals bought the equipment while others struggled to do so.
01:37And the EU system forces guards to collect fingerprints from every first time arrival.
01:42Which in turn creates an instant dead stop at the gate.
01:46The European border agency Frontex admits the chaotic biometric registration could take up to two years to stabilize.
01:53But hey, look at the bright side.
01:56You now have roughly 700 days to practice your queuing technique and even enough time to learn a local language.
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