Italy suspended the EU's Schengen free-travel agreement with Spain on July 31, 2026, and closed air and sea borders in response to a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the one-month suspension an "extraordinary measure," while Finland and Denmark requested full suspension for Spain.
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Italy said it was suspending the EU's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain in response to a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish territory of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco.
The temporary suspension of the Schengen agreement was prompted by concerns over the migrant crisis in Ceuta.
Spanish government deploys military and police after thousands cross from Morocco by sea and land
Italy said on Friday it was suspending the EU’s border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month in response to a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco. Italy does not share a land border with Spain but the measure – which looks certain to anger Madrid – will affect people travelling by plane or boat between the two countries, meaning the
Far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the one-month suspension an “extraordinary measure”.
The Italian government on Friday imposed border checks with Spain in response to an influx of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta. The move will impact flights and maritime transport and temporarily suspends Spain’s Schengen border-free rights, an agreement that allows citizens of European member states to move...
Italy reintroduced air and maritime border controls, while Finland and Denmark ask for full suspension of the free-movement rules for Spain. The European Commission has to trigger the procedure, a move which does not appear imminent.