Italy Pushes EU to Suspend Spain From Schengen Zone
Italian leaders say irregular migration in Ceuta threatens national security as more than 1,500 people breached the EU border in a short window, 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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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš today accused the Spanish government of being to blame for the crisis in Ceuta, where around 49,000 migrants entered illegally from Morocco in one day, and demanded that the European Union (EU) immediately close the Schengen area to Spain, which allows free communication across state borders.
Following the migration crisis in Ceuta, several governments have called for Spain to be excluded from the Schengen area if necessary. Chancellor Merz speaks with demands to Spain and Morocco.
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Can an EU member state be kicked out of Schengen zone?
Several EU countries have caused a stir when they called to shut Spain out of the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone after the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco was overwhelmed this week by thousands of migrant arrivals. Is that possible?
Meloni proposed suspending Spain's participation in the Schengen zone, but it was flatly rejected by Brussels - It is a free movement zone without border controls and currently 29 countries participate.
The mass assault on the Spanish exclave Ceuta is causing sharp reactions throughout Europe. Austria is also sounding the alarm: Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) speaks of a "clear warning signal" and makes it clear that Austria would also resort to drastic measures in the event of an emergency. Should the migratory pressure on Austria rise, "temporary closures of the Schengen borders are also possible in case of need". According to off…
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