"T.G. BRUSSELS. After years of negotiations, EU interior ministers have agreed on the concrete implementation of a new system for digitally registering the entry and exit of third-country nationals into the Schengen area.
Member states will be given six months to ensure full registration using facial recognition and fingerprints.
The expected start date is October, according to Polish Interior Minister and Council President Tomasz Siemoniak.
The Council must first reach an agreement with the European Parliament." [1]
1. Digitale Reisekontrolle soll im Oktober starten. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung; Frankfurt. 06 Mar 2025: 1.