The ETIAS scheme aims to screen proposed entrants to EU member states in the Schengen area.
Should the system be adopted by the European Council, ETIAS could be operational by the end of 2021.
The charge will apply to “visa-exempt third country nationals” travelling to the Schengen area, which could include the UK if no exemption is agreed as part of the ongoing Brexit negotiations.
The European Parliament on Thursday (July 5) also signed off a wide-ranging upgrade to eu-LISA, its agency for management of large-scale IT systems.
