Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to lift border controls after Ceuta migrant crossings

Italy has said it will not accept "ultimatums or impositions" after the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta last week.

Spain Threatens to Retaliate Against Italy Over Migration Curbs

Spain vowed to strike back if Italy doesn’t quickly lift border controls imposed over the sudden influx of 70,000 migrants to a Spanish African enclaves.

By Macarena Muñoz

Ceuta faces an unprecedented migration crisis: 'Muslims here are constantly required to prove they are real Spaniards'

The arrival of 72,000 people from Morocco in the Spanish enclave between July 30 and 31 exposed both the cracks and the bonds of solidarity running through this city, where Christians and Muslims have lived side by side for centuries.

Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy

Move comes in response to Rome imposing similar measures after mass migration rush to Ceuta Spain has announced it will introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta. The checks, which come “amid the persistent irregular migration pressure” facing Italy, will start at midnight on Saturday and last until 7 September, Spain’s interior ministry said in a statement. Continue reading...

By Agence France-Presse

Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat

Madrid warns of 'proportional measures' if Rome does not put an end to checks amid fallout from Ceuta migrant crisis.

80 people died trying to get to Ceuta. In Europe, politics could eclipse the tragedy

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Ceuta: Spain sets up border controls on travelers from Italy

Spain had warned Italy it would impose entry checks on visitors unless Rome halts its controls by Sunday. Even though they don't share a land border, the countries entered a spat after the Ceuta border rush.

Spain imposes border checks on Italy amid Ceuta migration row

Spain announced Friday that it would introduce border controls for travellers arriving from Italy in retaliation for Rome imposing similar measures. The rare spat between the EU nations came after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spain's North African territory Ceuta in an unprecedented, deadly rush.

By FRANCE 24

Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to remove migrant border checks after Ceuta crisis

Italy declared it will not yield to ‘ultimatums’ from Spain

By Victoria Waldersee

Barcelona cancel friendly in Morocco due to Ceuta migrant crisis

The La Liga champions cancelled a pre-season friendly as a result of the ongoing crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

In Tit-For-Tat Move, Spain Imposes Border Controls For Italy Over Ceuta

Spain will introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass migrant rush into Ceuta, the interior ministry said on Friday.

Spain’s government announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration spat

Spain’s government said on Friday it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy from midnight on Saturday until September 7 in a dispute with the neighbouring country over irregular migration. Passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy “amid the persistent […]

Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta migrant crisis

Spain threatened on Friday to impose restrictions on travellers from Italy unless Rome lifts by Sunday the border controls it introduced last week following a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Italy swiftly responded, saying it would not accept “ultimatums or impositions” from Madrid, adding that it would keep in place its suspension of Schengen rules for non-EU nationals arriving from Spain until at least August 15. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s conservativ...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks

Youth Minister Rego said the profile of child migrants had changed in the past five years since the last major border rush on Ceuta in 2021, when 8,000 people crossed the border.

'Brittle solidarity': What Ceuta tells us about unity in Europe

The events in Ceuta have left Europe grappling with questions about what happened, and what the response says about the strength of relationships within the EU.

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

"A torpedo fired at the hull of European unity," said Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, criticising Italy’s border restrictions.

Italy says it doesn't accept Spain's 'ultimatum' on border checks

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 7 - Premier Giorgia Meloni's office said Friday that Italy will not comply with the deadline of August 9 the Spanish government has set for it to end the selective border checks it has been conducting on people arriving via air and sea from Spain. Rome suspended its Schengen arrangements with Spain following the arrival of thousands of migrants at the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last week. "Italy does not accept ultimatums or impositions from abroad about nationa...

By ANSA

Spain to impose border checks in response to Italy doing the same after Ceuta crisis

The Italian government said it “had no intention of revising the decision” before 15 August.

Letter from Brussels: Ceuta Migrant Panic Casts Shadow Over EU’s Summer

The mass incursion into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta showed would-be EU members how the European bloc responds to a genuine shock to its self-proclaimed values of ‘solidarity’.

By Gjeraqina Tuhina