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  "id": 14152720,
  "title": "Europe's airports and airlines demand EES rethink as 'unacceptable' delays continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-14152720",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:22:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20261013/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-delays-continue"
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  "summary": "One year after the implementation of the EU's EES digital border system, the European airports and airlines association has requested that EU authorities take action to address border issues.\n\nThe association is seeking to ease ongoing congestion at Schengen external border crossings. According to reports from The Local France, The Local Sweden, The Local Germany, and The Local Spain, these delays have resulted in waits of up to five hours in some instances.",
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        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Europe's airports and airlines demand EES rethink as 'unacceptable' delays continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-14152705",
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        "title": "Europe's airports and airlines demand EES rethink as 'unacceptable' delays continue",
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        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "Europe's airports and airlines demand EES rethink as 'unacceptable' delays continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-14156382",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Sweden",
        "title": "Europe's airports and airlines demand EES rethink as 'unacceptable' delays continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-14154260",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:22:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}