Author Jojo Moyes faces possible EU travel ban following border glitch

The English author Jojo Moyes faces a two year travel ban from the European Union and a fine of 10,000 euros, or 8,300 pounds, due to errors in digital border security controls, the Guardian reported. [1][2]

The Guardian reported that Moyes is among a number of United Kingdom travellers whose trips have been recorded incorrectly. Technical glitches in the EU digital entry and exit system, known as EES, left some British citizens wrongly listed as overstaying their post-Brexit limit of 90 days. The digital system launched last year and uses biometrics at Schengen zone border controls to replace manual passport stamps. [1]

Moyes is a journalist and romance novelist whose books have sold more than 40 million copies globally. The EU is currently suing IBM and two European firms over issues with the entry and exit border system. [1][2]