--- title: Getlink warns unstable EU software could delay Channel... description: Getlink CEO Yann Leriche has warned that unstable EU-supplied software for the Entry/Exit System (EES) could delay the rollout of biometric checks for car... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/getlink-warns-unstable-eu-software-could-delay-channel-tunnel-biometric-borders-jpgjrc3j0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Getlink warns unstable EU software could delay Channel Tunnel biometric borders | daily.dev og:description: Getlink CEO Yann Leriche has warned that unstable EU-supplied software for the Entry/Exit System (EES) could delay the rollout of biometric checks for car... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/getlink-warns-unstable-eu-software-could-delay-channel-tunnel-biometric-borders-jpgjrc3j0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JpGJRC3j0.png og:image:alt: Getlink warns unstable EU software could delay Channel Tunnel biometric borders og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Getlink warns unstable EU software could delay Channel Tunnel biometric borders **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Getlink CEO Yann Leriche has warned that unstable EU-supplied software for the Entry/Exit System (EES) could delay the rollout of biometric checks for car passengers at the Channel Tunnel, with the next milestone set for 6 September. Despite Getlink investing €80 million in terminal infrastructure — including 224 biometric kiosks and 140 new staff — the software provided by the EU remains unready. The EES went fully operational across Schengen borders in April 2026 after years of delays, processing over 45 million crossings, but the Channel Tunnel's car passenger biometric registration has yet to launch. France previously paused biometric collection at Channel crossings due to software glitches, and another delay would force more manual processing and contingency planning. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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