France scales down border checks at Dover port amid chaotic delays – POLITICO

French border police agreed to scale back biometric checks at the U.K. border on Saturday after port authorities in Dover requested measures to ease passenger delays.

At the start of a hot bank holiday weekend, lengthy queues formed at the Dover facility due to the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES), in what port authorities described as a “challenging situation” that prompted an “active escalation” with the French authorities.

"We are pleased that Police Aux Frontieres (PAF) have responded positively by invoking the Article 9 clause of the EES regulations," the port said in a statement. "While conventional border checks will still be undertaken, this will now enable PAF to significantly reduce the border processing time."