By Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 2026-11-09 10:49:00
The EU has filed a lawsuit against IBM and two other companies involved in its troubled border-management system, an internal document has revealed.
The bloc’s IT agency, EU-Lisa, filed a case last year against IBM, the French IT company Atos and Italian defence contractor Leonardo, the three members of a consortium to implement and maintain the EU’s entry/exit system, which was launched in October 2025.
The rollout has faced significant difficulties: some passengers at peak times have missed their flights as a result of delays blamed on the new technology and a lack of staff at the border.
The agency’s decision to sue the companies was revealed in its latest annual accounts, which stated that “following the various delays in the delivery of the EES by a contracting consortium the agency activated the available contractual and legal remedies to protect its financial interest”.
EU-Lisa said a claim had been submitted on 22 December 2025 to a court in Estonia, where it has its…
