Italy extends Schengen suspension with Spain for another 15 days
- On Tuesday, Italy and Spain extended the suspension of the European Union's border-free Schengen arrangement for another 15 days, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi confirmed in a note to the European Commission.
- The diplomatic showdown began August 1st, when Italy introduced temporary measures after tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco rushed the Spanish territory of Ceuta in July.
- Assessments from a border security committee deemed the extension necessary, citing "significant risks to internal security" and "potential dangers linked to possible terrorist infiltration" as justifications.
- Drawing condemnation from the European Union, Rome's original suspension led to a reciprocal suspension by Madrid on travelers arriving from Italy, escalating the diplomatic dispute.
- Spain's Interior Ministry stated border checks on travelers from Italy will last until October 8th, though officials noted "a change in those circumstances may warrant a modification of the envisaged timeframe.
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Despite the protests in Madrid, Italy extended the suspension of free movement with Spain, decreed in August after the migration crisis in Ceuta. The Spanish Government responded with equivalent restrictions.
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SIC NotíciasThe executive led by Giorgio Meloni had decided on 1 August to suspend the Schengen Agreement on the free movement of persons with Spain following the migration crisis in Ceuta.
The interior ministries of both states justified the decision with continued security risks.
Italian Interior Minister insists on “a possible danger related to possible terrorist infiltrations” and Albares qualifies the new measure as “useless and shameful”
Italy has decided to extend the suspension of the Schengen rules in relation to Spain by another 15 days, so that controls at air and sea borders will be maintained for those arriving from that country. The decision was announced on Tuesday by the Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, in a communication sent to the European Commission and its counterparts in the European Union, according to ANSA.
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Italy and Spain extend tit-for-tat border checks in wake of migrant rush
Italy said on Tuesday it had extended for another 15 days its border checks for travellers from Spain, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid in the ongoing spat between the two EU members.
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