00:02Italy's government announced a 15-day extension to the suspension of the Schengen agreement with Spain after the mass influx
00:10of at least 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish territory of Souta in July.
00:17Border checks for travelers arriving from Spain were due to expire on August the 31st, but in recent days, Rome
00:25had explained that the situation in the Spanish enclave remains critical, with between 5,000 to 10,000 irregular migrants
00:34still in the city causing serious tensions with locals.
00:38Italy had reiterated that there is no desire for a clash with Madrid and that the Czechs have concerned only
00:45third-country nationals with no impact on Italians, Spaniards or other Europeans.
00:51In recent days, Spain's Foreign Minister Manuel Alvarez has described the Italian government's move as unjustified and an affront to
01:00the dignity of Spaniards, motivated solely by electoral considerations.
01:08Thank you very much for that.
