Italy Pushes EU to Suspend Spain From Schengen Zone
Italian leaders said irregular migration from Ceuta threatens national security and urged action after thousands crossed from Morocco, officials said.
- On Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for Spain to be suspended from the Schengen Area after thousands of migrants surged into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco.
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani argued that the Madrid Government's policy granting one-year residence to 500,000 irregular immigrants encourages trafficking and poses a danger to national security.
- Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares summoned Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi to protest, calling Tajani's remarks 'improper' for a partner country expecting European solidarity.
- Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini advocated for suspending the entire Schengen system, as Italy fears the migration chaos could spread across the Mediterranean Sea to its territory.
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Spain leaving Schengen ‘not on the table’, says French minister
PARIS: France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Saturday said his country would not seek Spain’s suspension from Schengen rules, after tens of thousands of migrants entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. “Spain does not need to leave the Schengen zone. It’s absolutely not on the table. We have great cooperation with Spain,” he told reporters. His comments came a
Analysis. The migrants have returned home from Ceuta. The worst alarm has been sounded. But everything indicates that the frightened EU leaders will now punish Sánchez for his lenient migration policy. According to Berlingske's information, the EU leaders will discuss the possibility of suspending Spain from the Schengen cooperation.
The French Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, has completely ruled out any possibility this Saturday...
The events of Ceuta cause unrest in the EU. Pedro Sánchez criticises the reactions of individual states and calls for a crisis meeting.
News on the flow of migrants to Ceuta from Morocco, live.
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