Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis, more controls for Non-EU travellers

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00:00Italy's Interior Ministry has ordered the closure of the country's sea and air borders

00:06with Spain, temporarily suspending the Schengen Free Movement regime between the two countries.

00:12The decision was announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Ministers

00:17Antonio Tegiani and Matteo Salvini following the arrival of thousands of migrants in the

00:24Spanish-North African enclave of Ceuta.

00:26Responding to the move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hit back at Italy, arguing an

00:33ex that solidarity and empathy are optional, but respect for European treaties and facts

00:39is not.

00:41Sánchez, who earlier described the mass crossings as a, quote, violation of Spain's territorial

00:47integrity, cited Frontex figures showing that Italy recorded more irregular entries than

00:53Spain between 2021 and 2026.

00:58Meanwhile, Spain's Interior Ministry says more than 48,000 of the migrants who have entered

01:04Ceuta since early Friday have already returned to Morocco voluntarily.

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