UK trade minister keen to use EU e-gates ‘as soon as possible’

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UK trade minister keen to use EU e-gates ‘as soon as possible’  Jonathan Reynolds to deliver a keynote address during summit on economic security in Brussels on Thursday, he spoke to Euronews at the UK residence in Brussels.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/05/uk-trade-minister-keen-to-use-eu-e-gates-as-soon-as-possible  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00U.K. Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds is keen to use e-gates as soon as possible.

00:08The minister believes that it is legally possible to implement the faster system of passport checks

00:13for British nationals traveling to and from EU member states.

00:18And this following the deal struck last month at the EU-UK summit.

00:23Asked by Euronews whether 2025 would be the year for people to use e-gates for their summer holidays,

00:30Reynolds was hopeful, even if the implementing details are still pending.

00:35We hope it is as soon as possible because part of the agreement is the commission saying

00:38there's no legal impediment to the use of e-gates.

00:41It is used in some countries.

00:43Obviously, it's got huge efficiency advantages from using.

00:46Reynolds is confident that the May agreement reached with the EU will be able to stand up

00:51against future governments, dismissing opposition arguments against the agreement

00:56from the U.K.'s conservative and reformed parties.

00:59Reynolds believes there will always be people who want to move on.

01:04In terms of the media reaction, I'm absolutely confident that this agreement

01:11is in the best interest of the U.K., it's in the best interest of the EU as well.

01:15But I think there is a coalition we can build that doesn't want to look to the past.

01:19One of the contested points in the new Labour UK-EU reset last month

01:24was an agreement settling access to fisheries for the next 12 years.

01:29Reynolds defends it.

01:32Let's not forget on fishing.

01:34There is no less access, no diminishing of the U.K. position from what is already the case.

01:40And actually what is already the case is better than it had been in some previous years.

01:44Agreement on issues like e-gates and fisheries are an example of a strengthening cooperation

01:51following a broader deal reached in May, the first since the U.K. left the EU bloc in 2020.

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