We are concerned that new digital systems risk building “invisible walls” that slow people, deals, and ideas.
BT4Europe advocates predictable, efficient border processes that protect security without undermining Europe’s competitiveness. As governments digitalise, business travellers need clarity, simplicity, and coordination – not extra friction.
It is time to choose: Do we enable business travel as a driver of prosperity, or make it a maze of permits, forms, and risks?
In the US, tighter screening and repeated ESTA fee increases, in the UK the new ETA regime, and in the EU the forthcoming EES with expected long queues all add cost, delay, and uncertainty for companies.
By contrast, China and others have eased short‑term visa rules, proving that digital tools can be used to reduce – not increase – friction when borders are designed with travellers and business in mind.
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