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EU-Lisa Sues IBM, Atos, Leonardo Over Border System Delivery Delays
✍️ Times of India
🗓 10 Nov 2026, 08:47 AM
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The EU's border agency has filed a lawsuit against IBM, Atos, and Leonardo for failing to meet Entry/Exit System deadlines, citing increased project costs.
The European Union’s border technology agency, EU-Lisa, has initiated legal proceedings against three major technology firms: IBM, Atos, and Leonardo. The lawsuit stems from significant delays in the delivery of the Entry/Exit System (EES), a key digital infrastructure project for managing border controls within the EU.
According to EU-Lisa, the failure to meet contractual deadlines has resulted in financial complications and an extension of the overall project costs. The agency asserts that these delays have disrupted the planned implementation timeline for the system.
In response to the allegations, the three companies have attributed the setbacks to the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. They argue that the health crisis created unforeseen logistical and operational challenges that hindered their ability to deliver on schedule.
Despite the ongoing legal dispute, EU-Lisa has stated that the Entry/Exit System is currently fully operational across Europe. The agency maintains that the system is functioning as intended, even as it pursues the lawsuit to address the financial and temporal overruns.
According to EU-Lisa, the failure to meet contractual deadlines has resulted in financial complications and an extension of the overall project costs. The agency asserts that these delays have disrupted the planned implementation timeline for the system.
In response to the allegations, the three companies have attributed the setbacks to the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. They argue that the health crisis created unforeseen logistical and operational challenges that hindered their ability to deliver on schedule.
Despite the ongoing legal dispute, EU-Lisa has stated that the Entry/Exit System is currently fully operational across Europe. The agency maintains that the system is functioning as intended, even as it pursues the lawsuit to address the financial and temporal overruns.