The Channel Tunnel’s operator and train service Eurostar have expressed confidence that the European Union’s much delayed new border-check system will run smoothly when launched next month.

A phased launch from October 12 of the Entry/Exit System (EES) for non-EU nationals replaces passport stamps with fingerprints and face photos thanks to a series of scanners installed at airports, ports and railway stations across Europe.

With Britain no longer part of the EU following Brexit, Eurostar and Tunnel operator Getlink have installed new systems in the country at a cost of tens of millions of euros (dollars).

“Everything is ready, everything is prepared and everything has been tested already with hundreds of customers,” Getlink chief executive Yann Leriche told AFP on Tuesday near the entr

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