Italy extends border curbs with Spain a month after migrant rush
Italy says the checks remain necessary because the situation in Ceuta is still critical, with 5,000 to 10,000 migrants remaining there, officials said.
- On Monday, Italy announced a 15-day extension of border controls with Spain, suspending Schengen arrangements and citing the "persistence of the factors" that prompted initial measures on August 1.
- Italy imposed these restrictions following a mass influx of at least 72,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, where between 5,000 and 8,000 individuals remain, causing significant local tension.
- Spain's Foreign Minister Manuel Albares denounced the move as "an unjustified and unjustifiable affront to the dignity of Spaniards," while Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stated checks concern only third-country nationals, not Europeans or Spaniards.
- Minister Giorgia Meloni faces political pressure from the far-right party Futuro Nazionale, whose rhetoric resonates with voters ahead of next year's elections, as the government notifies the European Union of continued air and sea border checks.
- Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi discussed the measures with Spanish counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a "constructive" phone conversation, as Italy acknowledged Spain and the European Union's steps to resolve the Ceuta situation in the near future.
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The Spanish government is extending border controls for travelers entering the country from Italy by sea or air for fifteen days. The decision follows shortly after news that the Italian government is also extending border controls for travelers from Spain for the same period. The Italians imposed stricter controls a month ago after migrants from Morocco crossed the border into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta en masse. In early August, Spain also…
The dispute between Spain and Italy continues after the assault on the exclave Ceuta. Both states extended mutual border controls. The Spanish government also accuses Israel and Russia.
The dispute between the two EU countries continues. By at least 22 September, travellers will have to expect random checks at the border.
Italian media reported on Monday that the country would extend border controls imposed on Spain for at least 15 days.
Italy has extended its border controls with Spain, which has been affected by a recent influx of migrants, for another 15 days. The crisis between the two Schengen countries has raised tensions in the region.
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