Spain and Italy end mutual border checks
Spain and Italy have cancelled the mutual border control measures implemented in August in response to the migration crisis in Seville. Spain and Italy have agreed to end mutual border control at airports and ports that were introduced in August in response to the migration crisis.
Consensus
- Spain and Italy agreed to end mutual border controls in airports and ports.
- The decision followed a migration crisis in Ceuta, where over 70,00₀ migrants entered from Morocco in late July.
- Border checks were initially introduced in August by both countries in response to the crisis.
- The agreement was reached during a phone call between interior ministers Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Matteo Piantedosi.
- The agreement includes enhanced information sharing to protect the Schengen Area's security.
- The border checks were set to end on October 23.
- Both countries had previously imposed reciprocal checks after the Ceuta incident.
Points of divergence
- Italy introduced checks in early August after events on July 30–31 in Ceuta, and Spain responded by imposing checks on Italy. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Italy claimed Spain was not committed to protecting EU external borders, despite Ceuta being inaccessible to mainland Europe without document checks. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Spain accused foreign information campaigns involving Russia and Israel of being behind the Ceuta incident, though no direct accusations were made. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Italy reported checking 180,000 documents from Spain by August 31, with only 31 denied entry and six arrested. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Spain introduced border controls on arrivals from Italy on August 8, in response to Italy's measures. — tg_currenttime
- The agreement was confirmed by Spain's Ministry of Interior and published on X (formerly Twitter). — interfax
- The decision was made after discussions between Prime Ministers Pedro Sánchez and Giorgia Meloni at a recent EU summit. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Spain and Italy agreed to end border checks — Радио Свобода
- Spain and Italy have cancelled mutual border control, introduced due to the migration crisis in Seville — Настоящее Время
- Spain and Italy have ceased mutual border control — Интерфакс