Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies
Spanish police check the documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid-Barajas airport. Photograph: Spanish Police/ReutersView image in fullscreenSpanish police check the documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid-Barajas airport. “This measure is, first and foremost, an attack on the dignity of the Spanish people, but, secondly, it is a torpedo fired at the hull of European unity,” he said.In an interview published on Sunday in La Stampa, Italy’s foreign minister defended the move by Rome.
- ▪Spanish police check the documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid-Barajas airport.
- ▪Photograph: Spanish Police/ReutersView image in fullscreenSpanish police check the documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid-Barajas airport.
- ▪“This measure is, first and foremost, an attack on the dignity of the Spanish people, but, secondly, it is a torpedo fired at the hull of European unity,” he said.In an interview published on Sunday in La Stampa, Italy’s foreign minister de
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- ▪ Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies — The Nation
- ▪ Spain reinstates border controls on Italy as tensions rise over migrants — International homepage
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Spanish police check the documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid-Barajas airport. Photograph: Spanish Police/ReutersView image in fullscreenSpanish police check the documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid-Barajas airport. Photograph: Spanish Police/ReutersMigrationItaly condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifiesTravellers caught up in ongoing migration row as Madrid introduces retaliatory measures on visitors from Italy after Rome imposed checks Ashifa Kassam in MadridSun 9 Aug 2026 10.59 EDTLast modified on Sun 9 Aug 2026 11.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleItaly’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…
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