Spain imposes temporary border checks on Italians in tit-for-tat Ceuta dispute

Italy’s decision to impose border checks with Spain following the influx of thousands of migrants into Ceuta was driven by national security concerns, not politics, according to its interior minister.

Travellers caught up in ongoing migration row as Madrid introduces retaliatory measures on visitors from Italy after Rome imposed checks Italy’s foreign minister has called Spain’s decision to impose retaliatory checks on travellers from Italy “incomprehensible and completely unacceptable” as people making their way between the two EU countries were left grappling with the fallout of the escalating feud.Spain started carrying out spot checks on visitors from Italy at midnight on Saturday. The tit-for-tat move came after Rome infuriated Madrid by launching checks on 1 August for travellers from Spain in response to the recent influx of about 72,000 people into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in north Africa. Continue reading...

The EU says the tit-for-tat border restrictions between Spain and Italy are temporary and will have no lasting impact on the Schengen zone. Spain began checking travellers from Italy in retaliation for similar controls imposed by Rome after a surge of migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Madrid says most of those migrants were swiftly returned and has accused Italy of allowing “persistent irregular migration”. France24 correspondent Sarah Morris tells us the latest from Spain.

The EU says the tit-for-tat border restrictions between Spain and Italy are temporary and will have no lasting impact on the Schengen zone. Spain began checking travellers from Italy in retaliation for similar controls imposed by Rome after a surge of migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Madrid says most of those migrants were swiftly returned and has accused Italy of allowing “persistent irregular migration”. Charlotte Lam has more.

Spain on Saturday started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following a massive migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta.

MADRID — Spain on Saturday started border checks on travelers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following a massive migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta. “I don’t see a lot of the word ‘diplomacy’ used in these decisions, not by the Italian government, nor by the Spanish government,” said one 36-year-old Italian tourist, Maria Celeste Grillo, who had just flown into Madrid. She said she had not seen any added checks as she stepped off the plane, but found their implementation “sad”. READ: Italy says Spain should be suspended from Schengen zone Spain announced […]...Keep on reading: Spain starts border checks on Italy after migrant row

EU member states are allowed to temporarily reintroduce controls at so-called internal borders in case of a serious threat, though they should be a last resort and time-limited

Spain on Saturday introduced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, escalating a dispute between the EU partners over migration. The move follows Italy’s decision to impose similar controls after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco, most of whom later returned.

Spain on Saturday began temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures at the end of July, after a mass migrant rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. 

The diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over migrant arrivals at Ceuta has escalated after Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers after Rome had earlier imposed similar sanctions on visitors from Spain

Italians arriving at Barcelona airport were subject to random police checks after the controls were put into effect overnight, according to Spain's state news agency EFE.

Spain imposed border checks on Italian travellers after Rome refused to lift restrictions on Spaniards, escalating a dispute over migration to Ceuta.

A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome's decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain. The post Spain Imposes Tit-For-Tat Border Checks on Italian Travelers Amid Ceuta Migrants Row appeared first on Breitbart.

Spain imposes checks on Italians as Ceuta migrant crisis fuels EU row

A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome's decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain.

In an escalating diplomatic crisis, Spain has now imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy. The move follows similar measures introduced by Rome in the wake of an influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. Simon Moritz has the details.

Spain is responding to Italy’s new travel restrictions with a measure of its own, deepening an increasingly unusual dispute between […]

Italy has claimed tighter checks on travellers from Spain will remain in the face of "a new wave of migration" to Ceuta

Hours earlier, Spain threatened Italy with countermeasures if it did not swiftly lift its own border checks, drawing a rebuff from Rome

Move comes in response to Rome imposing similar measures after mass migration rush to CeutaSpain 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...

The move retaliates against Rome's border controls imposed after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spanish territory.

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.

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.

"Italy will not accept ultimatums or impositions," the Italian government said in response to Spain's demand.

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 […]

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

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

Spain has threatened to retaliate against Italy after Rome imposed border controls ​on Spanish visitors via air and sea following last week's influx of migrants ​into the ⁠North African ⁠enclave of Ceuta.

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 enclave.