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Spain asks Italy to lift border controls by August 9
The Spanish government has asked Italy to lift its border controls affecting travel to Spain by the end of August 9. Madrid said the measure has disrupted the travel of thousands of passengers and created legal uncertainty.
The Spanish government called on the administration of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to end the border controls affecting travel to the country, setting a deadline of the end of Sunday, August 9.
Madrid described the unilateral measure as unjust and unprecedented in recent history. Spain said the controls had disrupted the travel of thousands of passengers during the busiest period of the summer season and created legal uncertainty.
The Spanish government said it would take proportionate measures to protect the interests and reputation of its citizens if the controls were not lifted. It also called for Spaniards to be treated in the same way as other European citizens.
Italy’s justification involving Ceuta challenged
Madrid rejected Rome’s justification that the border controls were linked to the mass movement of irregular migrants in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.
Spain said Ceuta has a special status within the Schengen system and that migrants entering the territory cannot move freely throughout Europe’s passport-free travel area. It also stated that, although irregular migrant arrivals in Italy were twice as high as those in Spain, Madrid had never imposed border controls on Rome.
Approximately 72,000 migrants entered Ceuta on July 30, most of whom returned to Morocco. The bodies of 80 migrants who died during the mass crossing in Ceuta were recovered, 1,342 unaccompanied migrant children were registered, and efforts to identify them are continuing.
Sánchez holds coordination meeting with ministers
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held a coordination meeting with his ministers to discuss the issue. Following the meeting, the Spanish government reiterated its call for Italy to end the border controls.
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