Italy has suspended the EU’s border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain in response to a recent surge of migrants arriving in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. Approximately 60,000 migrants reached Ceuta, prompting the Italian government's decision which will impact travel between the two countries by plane or boat.
The move comes after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Ceuta accompanied by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. The precise reasoning behind Italy’s suspension was not detailed in reporting, but is directly linked to the arrival of migrants in Ceuta. Left-leaning outlets frame the situation as a response to a “mass influx,” while right-leaning coverage characterizes it as a “migrant invasion”; not in dispute is the fact that Italy has suspended the Schengen agreement.
The suspension affects people traveling by plane or boat between Italy and Spain, restricting free movement under the Schengen Area rules. The Schengen Area allows for passport-free travel across most European countries. This action raises questions about the future of border control within the Schengen Zone and how member states will respond to similar situations involving large numbers of migrants arriving at their borders.
We don't rate truth. We strip the spin and show you which perspectives covered the story. You decide.
Read the original coverage
💬 Comments
📜 Comment Policy