Italy extends checks on travelers from Spain for another 15 days
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- Italy extended for 15 days its suspension of Schengen travel arrangements with Spain and border checks at ports and airports.
- The Interior Ministry said the assessments that prompted the controls on Aug. 1 remained in place.
- Spain has opposed the restrictions and suspended Schengen arrangements with Italy until Sept. 7, introducing checks on travelers from Italy.
Italy will continue checking travelers arriving from Spain at ports and airports for another 15 days, extending a measure introduced on Aug. 1.
The Interior Ministry said the decision followed an assessment by the Committee for Immigration and Border Security Analysis. It said the factors that led Italy to reintroduce the controls were still present.
The government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sent the European Union a memorandum explaining the extension and notified Spain. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi also discussed the decision with Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in what Rome described as a constructive telephone conversation.
Italy first suspended the Schengen free-movement arrangement with Spain on July 31, citing national security concerns linked to the migration crisis in Ceuta. Spain’s government asked Rome to lift the restrictions, but Italy did not do so. Madrid responded by suspending Schengen arrangements with Italy until Sept. 7 and applying controls to travelers arriving from Italy.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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