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Thales Technology Selected for New Schengen ‘Entry Exit System’ in Spain

By the end of this year, Schengen member states will be required to have a biometric entry and exit system to register non- European citizens crossing an external EU border. Thales, in collaboration with the company Zelenza, has been selected by the Spanish Ministry of Interior to provide over 1,500 Manual Border Control Inspection units across all border- crossing points.

Those units located at the border officers’ control points will be equipped with Thales EES (Entry / Exit System) Border Control Clearance Software and with Thales’ devices such as document readers with embedded document verification, fingerprint scanners, and face pods with a facial capture system. These integrated systems will deliver a fast and secure identity enrolment and clearance process for non-EU citizens at borders.