EU-Lisa Sues Three Companies Over Border-System Delays

Technology · First reported 9 Nov, 05:00 · Updated 07:10

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The Financial Times reported that EU-Lisa sued IBM, Atos and Leonardo over delays in developing the Entry/Exit System. EU-Lisa said the proceedings concern development delays, not the system’s operation.

The Financial Times reported that EU-Lisa sued IBM, Atos and Leonardo over repeated delays in developing the Entry/Exit System.
EU-Lisa said the legal proceedings concern delays during development and have no impact on the system’s functioning.
The system is intended to electronically record non-EU nationals’ entries and exits at the external borders of the 29 Schengen countries.

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Key facts

Agency bringing the case: EU-Lisa
Companies named: IBM, Atos and Leonardo
System: Entry/Exit System (EES)
Reported filing location: Estonia
Contract award: EU-Lisa awarded a core EES contract to a consortium including IBM Belgium, Atos Belgium and Leonardo in 2019.