The Port of Dover, Channel tunnel and St Pancras International will increase facilities to avoid tailbacksBritish ports will be given £10.5m in state support to prepare for increased border checks this autumn, when the EU’s much-delayed entry-exit system (EES) comes into effect.The money will go to the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel’s Folkestone tunnel and St Pancras International in London, where Eurostar trains depart, to supplement investment in facilities to avoid long tailbacks at the borders. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/27/uk-ports-given-105m-to-prepare-for-eu-biometric-checks
Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
Publish date : 2024-08-27 15:36:31
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