EU-Lisa Sues IBM, Atos, Leonardo Over EES Border System Delays

EU-Lisa, the agency managing the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES), has initiated legal action against contractors IBM, Atos, and Leonardo over the system's repeated delays and implementation failures. The lawsuit, launched in December 2025, marks an escalation in the EU's efforts to hold vendors accountable for the troubled border IT project. The outcome could affect the EES rollout timeline and set a precedent for large-scale public-sector IT procurement disputes.

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