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More than 15 million are being put off European holidays because of new EU digital border rules. New research commissioned by Co-op Insurance has found that more than 15 million adults in the UK would be put off European Union holidays because of the new EU digital border launching on 12th October.

Two in three UK adults are unaware that the Entry/Exit System (EES) will be introduced next month. The EES is the new digital border control system that’s designed to replace manual passport stamping for non-EU travellers, including UK passport holders, entering the Schengen Area.

Indeed, of those who would be ‘put off’ travelling to EU countries, more than a third say that they don’t like the idea of having their biometrics on file, whilst one in 10 in the UK would be deterred b

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