Ceuta: Spain Under Pressure as Italy Suspends Schengen Deal
Italy said the one-month suspension is an extraordinary measure to safeguard national security and curb migrant flows into the European Union.
- On Saturday, Italy officially suspended the free-movement Schengen deal with Spain for one month, citing security concerns following a mass migrant crossing into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco.
- Approximately 60,000 migrants breached the border into Ceuta, a Spanish city of 85,000 residents, resulting in 67 confirmed deaths according to Spanish authorities.
- While Spanish officials reported that 48,300 migrants had returned to Morocco by Friday, thousands remain in Ceuta as military forces maintain a heavy presence.
- Far-Right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the suspension an 'extraordinary measure' to 'safeguard national security,' while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asserted respect for European treaties 'is not' optional.
- France boosted border checks with Spain to offer assistance, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen urged the European Union to consider all options regarding Schengen cooperation.
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The controversy shows no signs of abating. Following the release on July 30 of videos showing thousands of Moroccan migrants illegally entering Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the Moroccan coast, Italy claims to have temporarily closed the Schengen Area to Spain. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani deemed this measure "inevitable," although the implications [...]
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Daily FinlandItaly suspends Schengen regime with Spain to protect national security: PM
The Italian government announced this Friday that it suspended the Schengen area with Spain after the migratory crisis that occurred with the invasion of thousands of Maghreb immigrants who crossed without opposition the border of Ceuta with Morocco.This measure means the closure of the maritime and air borders of Italy with Spain, although sources of the government assure ABC that, in practice, it will not mean changes for Spaniards and Europea…
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