歐盟因邊境系統問題控告 IBM 與兩家歐洲公司

11月9日（路透）—— 歐盟（European Union）負責移民事務資訊系統的機構週一表示，歐盟已就其新智慧邊境系統開發問題，對 IBM、法國資訊科技公司源訊（Atos）及義大利國防集團李奧納多（Leonardo）提起訴訟。Nov 9 (Reuters) - The European Union has sued IBM, French IT firm Atos and Italian defence group Leonardo over issues in developing its new smart border system, the bloc's IT agency handling immigration said on Monday.

這套自動化入出境系統（Entry/Exit System，EES）要求旅客在邊境掃描護照、採集指紋並拍攝照片完成登錄。The automated Entry/Exit System (EES) requires travellers to register at the border by scanning their passports and having their fingerprints and photographs taken.

歐盟去年10月開始推行這套系統，目標是偵測逾期停留者、打擊身分詐欺並防止非法移民。當時部分國家面臨政治壓力，要求對移民採取更強硬立場。The EU began rolling out the system, which aims to detect overstayers, tackle identity fraud and prevent illegal migration, in October last year amid political pressure in some countries to take a tougher stance on immigration.

歐盟自由、安全與司法領域大型資訊系統營運管理局（eu-LISA）一名發言人在聲明中表示：「由於程序仍在進行中，我們不評論案件細節。這些程序涉及系統開發階段，不影響目前運作。」發言人並補充說，該系統已在歐洲各地全面運作。"As the proceedings are ongoing, we do not comment on the details of the case. The proceedings concern the system's development phase and have no impact on its current operation," a spokesperson for eu-LISA said in a statement, adding that the system is fully operational across Europe.

《金融時報》（Financial Times）稍早率先引述內部通訊報導此舉，稱法律程序是在該企業聯盟「屢次錯過期限，並對該機構的警告與罰款提出異議」後展開。The Financial Times, which first reported the move earlier in the day citing internal communications, said the legal proceedings came after the consortium "repeatedly missed deadlines and disputed the agency’s warnings and fines."

《金融時報》引述該企業聯盟與 eu-LISA 之間的信件顯示，雙方對於錯過期限與罰款的分歧已持續數年。Letters between the consortium and eu-LISA, cited by the FT, show disagreements about missed deadlines and fines that go back several years.

IBM 與源訊未立即回應在一般營業時間以外發出的採訪請求；李奧納多則拒絕評論。IBM and Atos did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours, while Leonardo declined to comment.

（班加羅爾 Preetika Parashuraman、Akanksha Khushi 與 Nethra Sailesh 報導；Rishabh Jaiswal 與 Kanjyik Ghosh additonal 報導；Nivedita Bhattacharjee 與 Sahal Muhammed 編輯）(Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman, Akanksha Khushi and Nethra Sailesh in Bengaluru, additonal reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal and Kanjyik Ghosh; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Sahal Muhammed)