Spain Issues Ultimatum to Italy Over Border Controls
Spain has given Italy an ultimatum to lift border controls on travelers from Spain by Sunday, threatening retaliation if the checks are not removed. The dispute stems from Italy's migration curbs and the Ceuta crisis.
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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.
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(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 7 - The Spanish government on Friday set Italy a deadline of August 9 to end the selective border checks it has been conducting on people arriving via air and sea from Spain after suspending its Schengen arrangements with Spain following the arrival of thousands of migrants at the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last week. In a statement, Madrid said it would take "proportionate" countermeasures if Rome failed to do so. It described Italy's decision as "unjust, contr...
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