EU border system errors trigger false overstay accusations

Teething troubles with the EU's new biometric border check system are creating serious errors.

Several travellers have been falsely accused of overstaying their 90-day Schengen limit.

The Entry and Exit System incorrectly recorded dates of entry and exit for passengers.

Unrecorded exits mean the system keeps counting days as if travellers never left.

Affected passengers now face potential travel bans or large financial penalties.

Author Jojo Moyes was threatened in Marseille with a 10,000 euro fine.

She was also warned of a potential two-year ban from entering Europe.

Non-EU residents in Schengen countries should not undergo automated EES checks.

Residents must present their passport and residence permit at manned border control instead.

The EU has launched an online calculator to check remaining Schengen allowance days.