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Tell us: What are your questions about the EU’s new EES and ETIAS travel systems

Big changes are afoot for travel in Europe with the EU introducing two new systems for travellers - EES and ETIAS. We want to hear from readers about their questions and any worries about the new systems.

Published: 10 April 2024 14:43 CEST
Tell us: What are your questions about the EU's new EES and ETIAS travel systems
Passport control checks at EU external borders are set to change later this year. Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP

After repeated delays, the enhanced checks for travellers – including facial scans and fingerprints – are set to be introduced later in 2024.

The introduction of the Entry & Exit System is due to be followed by the ETIAS system, which introduces an online visa waiver for tourists visiting the EU. 

At this stage there is still plenty that we don’t know, but we’d like our readers to share their questions and any worries that they have so that we can try to find out the information that is relevant to you.

Please share your views on the form below, or by clicking here.

 

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  1. So after nearly three years of administration I have now been able to apply for my Italian passport.. in the UK the consulate reports a 26 week delay on the issue of same unless a real emergency arises.
    Therefore I will be in Italy with my British passport for longer that 90 days. Will my legal documents from the courts showing my nationality as Italian prevent the overstay stamp in my passport. Secondly my wife is English with an English passport but holds a different surname. We will always carry our marriage certificate which has an apostille but will the border guards quite understand her entitlement to stay in Europe with me??

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How will traffic be affected by Monday’s Royal Run in Copenhagen and Aarhus?

About 95,000 people are taking part in the Royal Run in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Fredericia, Kalundborg and Brønderslev. Here's how traffic will be affected in Denmark's two biggest cities.

Published: 20 May 2024 11:36 CEST
How will traffic be affected by Monday's Royal Run in Copenhagen and Aarhus?

In Copenhagen, traffic will be diverted away from all the streets around the starting area at Amalienborg Palace between 6am and 11pm, with the first part of the race route (Orange on map below) closed from 7am and 11pm, a broader area including HC Andersens Boulevard closed from 2pm to 10.30pm (green below) and a much larger route closed from 4.30pm and 11pm.  

The map of how the Royal Run will affect traffic in Copenhagen. Photo: Royal Run
 

Cars will also be banned from stopping or parking on Frederiksberg Allé,  Amaliegade, Toldbodgade, St. Annæ Plads, and Holbergsgade between Nyhavn and Herluf Trolles Gade.

In Fredericiagade between Amaliegade and Bredgade, the stopping and parking ban already applies from Sunday 19 May at 8.00am to Tuesday 21 May at 10am. 

The race organisers are recommending that people either come by public transport or cycle to the start area, as no areas have been arranged for parking in the city.

They recommend travelling by metro to Kongens Nytorv or Marmokirken, by harbor ferry to Nyhavn, or by metro or S-train to Østerport, and then walking the rest of the distance. 

Those participating in the race are being offered a cheap ticket on public transport, costing 33 kroner for zones 1 to 4 or 66 kroner for unlimited zones, which is valid for 24 hours. 

Aarhus

Some 20,000 people will be participating in the run in Aarhus, with quite a significant impact on traffic in the city. 

Large parts of the city centre will be closed to car traffic between 10am and 5pm, with the areas immediately around the start and finish line closed from 7am (click on the red areas in the map below to see times when areas are closed to car traffic). 

In the guide to traffic issued by the run’s organisers, people travelling into the city by car from the north are advised to park their cars at the Navitas car park, and then get buses 16 or 18 from Nørregade into the city centre. 

 
People travelling in by car from the south and west advised to park at the Jydsk Væddeløpsbane, on Observatorivevejen 2, from where it is a 15 minutes walk to the star area. 
 
Those travelling from the south are also advised to use the car parks next to Aarhus Stadium.
 
 
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