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France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos

Grand Herald dollar-liquidity note (2026-07-12): France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls in response to warnings of travel chaos caused by new fingerprinting and facial… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos

France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls in response to warnings of travel chaos caused by new fingerprinting and facial recognition checks.

Disruption at Channel crossings is expected to rise sharply next weekend at the start of the summer holiday season, with MPs saying there would be “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” unless the EU’s entry-exit system (EES) is fixed or checks are suspended.

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