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Toward seamless cross-border travel: The METICOS project’s vision

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02 July 2025

Toward seamless cross-border travel: The METICOS project’s vision

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Explore the METICOS project, launched by the EU to assess and improve user acceptance of smart border technologies through predictive modelling and pilot testing across Europe.

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Discover the innovative solutions developed during the METICOS project, designed to enable seamless border crossings and enhance security checks across EU. Running from September 2020 to 31 October 2023, the project focused on promoting the adoption of smart border control technologies by gaining deeper insights into user acceptance.

Access the full post via the attached link to learn more about the project and the EU’s efforts to address challenges in cross-border mobility.

#Seamless journeys #Travel technology #Innovation in tourism #Smart tourism #Mobility

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