EU Entry/Exit System goes live at Zurich Airport with secunet
[Essen, Germany, 18 November 2025] The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is gradually being rolled out in European countries. Zurich Airport, Switzerland's busiest international airport, launched the system on 17 November 2025, supported by border control technology from secunet. This technology ensures smooth connection to the EES, captures biometric facial images and automatically checks the identity of travellers. It also reduces waiting times at the counter by allowing travellers to enter their data in advance at self-service kiosks. secunet is providing similar support to the border control authorities of numerous Schengen states in the EES rollout, including Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.
The EES is the biggest innovation in European border control since the introduction of the Schengen area. All border crossings by third-country nationals will be biometrically registered in future – the stamping procedure is a thing of the past.
With the introduction of the EES, the Zurich Cantonal Police faced the challenge of meeting its requirements while at the same time cushioning the additional workload in order to relieve the burden on officers and continue to offer passengers a pleasant travel experience. secunet is a long-standing partner of the Cantonal Police. Together, they developed an infrastructure that reconciles the various objectives – and, as a solution ‘made in Europe’, strengthens European digital sovereignty.
“In a time of growing global uncertainty, the EES is making Europe safer. I'm really happy that our advanced border control technology is contributing to this at important Schengen external borders such as Zurich Airport,” says Marc-Julian Siewert, CEO of secunet. “As a leading provider of border management solutions, we have worked with authorities in various European countries to develop a robust, scalable platform that now ensures smooth EES-compliant processes with the highest security and data protection standards. The successful EES rollout with the Zurich Cantonal Police is an excellent example of this – and a milestone that could only be achieved thanks to the high level of commitment and collaborative spirit of all those involved. Together, we will also meet future requirements.”
The EES-compliant infrastructure at Zurich Airport comprises a range of solutions from the secunet border gears border control portfolio. These include secunet easygate ABC systems for automated border control, secunet easykiosk self-service kiosks, secunet easytower facial image cameras, the EES-compliant border control application secunet bocoa, and the central server component secunet easyserver, which connects the various components and communicates directly with the EU's central EES. Some of the solutions were already in productive use at Zurich Airport and are now being gradually integrated into the EES context.
The introduction of the EES is part of the European Union's Smart Borders Initiative. It requires third-country nationals to register with a facial image and four fingerprints at the land, sea and air borders of the Schengen area. The data is stored in the EU's central EES. This will make it easier in future to determine when third-country nationals exceed the permitted length of stay and is also intended to prevent illegal entry into the Schengen area.
More about secunet border gears in the context of the EES:
www.secunet.com/en/ees
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Patrick Franitza
Spokesman
secunet Security Networks AG
Kurfürstenstraße 58
45138 Essen/Germany
Phone +49 201 54 54-1234
E-mail:
http://www.secunet.com
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secunet is Germany’s leading cybersecurity company. In an increasingly connected world, the company’s combination of products and consulting assures resilient digital infrastructures and the utmost protection for data, applications and digital identities. secunet specialises in areas with unique security requirements – such as cloud, IIoT, eGovernment and eHealth. With security solutions from secunet, companies can maintain the highest security standards in digitisation projects and advance their digital transformation.
Over 1,000 experts strengthen the digital sovereignty of governments, businesses and society. secunet’s customers include federal ministries, more than 20 DAX-listed corporations as well as other national and international organisations. The company was established in 1997. It is listed in the SDAX of Deutsche Börse and generated revenue of around 406 million euros in 2024.
secunet is an IT security partner to the Federal Republic of Germany and a partner of the German Alliance for Cyber Security.
Further information can be found at www.secunet.com
secunet Security Networks AG
Kurfürstenstraße 58
45138 Essen, Germany
Amtsgericht Essen HRB 13615
Management Board:
Marc-Julian Siewert (CEO)
Torsten Henn
Dr. Kai Martius
Jessica Nospers
Chairman of Supervisory Board:
Dr. Ralf Wintergerst
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Automated border control with secunet easygates at Zurich Airport. Photo (c) secunet
Passport control at Zurich Airport. Photo (c) secunet
At Zurich Airport, EU's Entry/Exit System went live on 17 November 2025. Photo (c) secunet
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