IBM, Atos and Leonardo face EU lawsuit over border tech’s years-late arrival

eu-LISA sued IBM, Atos and Leonardo in Estonia on December 22, 2025, over delays developing the EU’s Entry/Exit System. Reported in November 2026, the case concerns a system that launched in October 2025 after a planned 2022 start. The consortium challenged the timetable as unrealistic in February 2022. eu-LISA says the lawsuit doesn’t affect current operations: the border checks are running, even if the argument over their development isn’t finished.