Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Spain should be suspended from the Schengen area, linking the request to thousands of migrants who enter Spain’s north African exclave of Ceuta near Morocco. Meloni makes the call in comments posted on X, saying the Italian government is coordinating with relevant bodies and that, after meetings, it is prepared to take “exceptional measures,” including suspending the Schengen agreement with Spain. The Italian foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, also raises the issue earlier the same day, according to reporting. The request is presented as a response to the recent surge in arrivals in Ceuta. The sources do not describe any specific steps taken by Italy beyond consultations and the indication that it could pursue extraordinary measures. The reporting also characterizes the statements as aligning with Meloni’s party’s broader stance on border and migration policy. The articles do not provide details on actions by Spain or the European Commission regarding Schengen suspension.
Italy calls for Spain’s suspension from Schengen after migrant crossings at Ceuta
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Spain should be suspended from the Schengen area, linking the request to thousands of migrants who enter Spain’s north African exclave of Ceuta near Morocco....
- Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calls for Spain to be suspended from the Schengen area.
- The demand is linked to thousands of migrants crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish exclave adjoining Morocco.
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani echoes similar remarks earlier in the day.
- Meloni says Italy is consulting competent bodies before taking potential exceptional measures, including suspending Schengen with Spain.
- The reports describe the statements but do not specify whether Spain or EU institutions have acted on the proposal.
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called on Thursday for Spain's suspension from the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta adjoining Morocco.
3 hours agoItaly’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has threatened to suspend Schengen arrangements with Spain after the mass crossings into Ceuta, raising […]
3 hours agoROME, Italy — Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called on Thursday for Spain’s suspension from the EU’s visa-free Schengen travel zone after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta adjoining Morocco. Her comments echo similar remarks made earlier in the day by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. “We are in the process of bringing together the competent bodies and, once these meetings are over, we are ready to act, including through exceptional measures… such as suspending the Schengen agreement with Spain,” the far-right Meloni said on X. READ: Pope tells traffickers of migrants: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath She […]...Keep on reading: Italy says Spain should be suspended from Schengen zone
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