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Spain's Border Controls on Travellers From Italy Already Affect Almost 7,700 People

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The number of travellers from Italy who have been identified in the checks ordered by the Government on 8 August at Spanish airports in response to the suspension of the Schengen area by the trans-Alpine country following the migration crisis in Ceuta now reaches almost 7,700 people, according to the latest data provided by the Ministry of the Interior.In particular, until 13.00 hours on Saturday, 22 August, the number of people who have been as…

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Controls, involving 1,219 police officers, are carried out on citizens from countries outside the EU

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More than 1,200 police officers have participated in passenger checks since the Government responded to Italian restrictions due to the Ceuta crisis

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The number of travellers from Italy who have been identified in the checks ordered by the Government on 8 August at Spanish airports in response to the suspension of the Schengen area by the trans-Alpine country following the migration crisis in Ceuta now reaches almost 7,700 people, according to the latest data provided by the Ministry of the Interior.In particular, until 13.00 hours on Saturday, 22 August, the number of people who have been as…

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The number of travellers from Italy who have been identified in the checks ordered by the Government at Spanish airports in response to the [...]

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IN 30 SECONDS What has happened? Interior has reviewed the documentation of 7,696 non-EU passengers on 696 flights from Italy since August 8. Who is behind it? The temporary suspension was first activated by Rome following the migration crisis in Ceuta. Spain responded with equivalent controls two days later. What impact does it have? So far the random checks have not caused significant incidences or significant delays in air connections between…

The National Police has monitored a total of 7,696 third-country travellers arriving in Spain on 696 flights from Italy from August 8 to 13:00 this Saturday. According to the data provided to EFE by the Ministry of the Interior, 1,144 national police officers participated in the random checks.

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El Independiente broke the news on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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