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Italy Extends Border Controls with Spain Over Migration Concerns
(MENAFN) Italy extends its temporary suspension of the Schengen rules governing travel with Spain for another 15 days following last month's migration crisis in Ceuta, according to reports Monday.
The decision by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government prolongs a measure first introduced on Aug. 1, after dozens of people crossed irregularly from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
The extension involves renewed air and maritime border checks on travelers arriving in Italy from Spain, according to reports citing officials familiar with the decision.
After Rome initially reinstates the controls, Spain responds by introducing random checks on passengers arriving from Italy.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani welcomes the decision to continue the temporary restrictions, describing them as a security measure within the existing Schengen framework.
"The decision, in application of the same Schengen rules, is provisional and motivated by the need to ensure the security of Italian and European borders," Tajani wrote on US social media platform X.
Tajani says Italy will maintain cooperation with other European Union members, including Spain, as governments seek to tackle irregular migration while encouraging more organized and legal migration channels.
Spain also moves to prolong its own controls on travelers arriving from Italy in response to Rome's decision, according to reports.
The decision by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government prolongs a measure first introduced on Aug. 1, after dozens of people crossed irregularly from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
The extension involves renewed air and maritime border checks on travelers arriving in Italy from Spain, according to reports citing officials familiar with the decision.
After Rome initially reinstates the controls, Spain responds by introducing random checks on passengers arriving from Italy.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani welcomes the decision to continue the temporary restrictions, describing them as a security measure within the existing Schengen framework.
"The decision, in application of the same Schengen rules, is provisional and motivated by the need to ensure the security of Italian and European borders," Tajani wrote on US social media platform X.
Tajani says Italy will maintain cooperation with other European Union members, including Spain, as governments seek to tackle irregular migration while encouraging more organized and legal migration channels.
Spain also moves to prolong its own controls on travelers arriving from Italy in response to Rome's decision, according to reports.
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