Schengen "infighting" escalates: Spain extends border controls on Italy for another 15 days
Setting up checkpoints in response to migration wave—why have former allies ended up on the front lines of a "visa war"?
Spain to extend border checks on sea and air travelers from Italy by 15 more days
The Spanish government has decided to extend border control measures targeting passengers arriving by sea and air from Italy by another 15 days. According to a report by *Mundo*, this move is a response to Rome's earlier implementation of similar restrictions against Madrid.
This Monday, the Italian government also extended its restrictions and inspections on travelers coming from Spain by 15 days. These reciprocal measures were introduced following the Ceuta migrant crisis.
The report states: “The government of Pedro Sánchez has decided to extend border checks on passengers arriving in Spain by sea and air from Italy by another 15 days.”
Spain began imposing additional checks on travelers from Italy on August 8, as a countermeasure to Italy’s prior restrictions. Initially expected to last until September 7, these measures have now been extended for another 15 days.
A large number of migrants flooded into Ceuta—a Spanish enclave in North Africa bordering Morocco—in late July. According to data from Spain’s Ministry of the Interior, approximately 72,000 migrants entered the territory from Morocco. On Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated that around 5,000 illegal immigrants remain stranded in Ceuta.
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