Spain - Italy: Dispute grows over migration between EU countries

The EU says the tit-for-tat border restrictions between Spain and Italy are temporary and will have no lasting impact on the Schengen zone. Spain began checking travellers from Italy in retaliation for similar controls imposed by Rome after a surge of migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Madrid says mo

MADRID/MILAN, Aug 9 - Spain checked around 200 travellers arriving from Italy at the country's six largest airports on the first day of border controls reintroduced following a dispute with Italy over irregular migration.

Spain has started border checks on travelers from Italy, escalating a dispute over migrant flows. This move follows Italy’s similar measures after a migran

The spat between Spain and Italy comes after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spain’s North African territory on July 30-31 in an unprecedented and deadly rush.

Spain's government said on Friday it would impose restrictions on travellers from Italy from midnight on Saturday until September 7.

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows  euractiv.com

Italy has claimed tighter checks on travellers from Spain will remain in the face of 'a new wave of migration' to Ceuta

Spanish police have been monitoring online rumours and social media about possible fresh arrivals in Ceuta in mid-August, according to local media

Passport, nationality, visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy "amid the persistent irregular migratory pressure" from the country.

"A torpedo fired at the hull of European unity," said Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, criticising Italy’s border restrictions.

The measures come after Italy declared it would not yield to ‘ultimatums’ from Spain

Spain to establish border controls on travellers from Italy amid migration dispute  Reuters

Spain announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration spat  CNN

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

Passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for passengers arriving from Italy through Sept. 7

Spain had called Italy's measures suspending its visa-free Schengen travel deal following the Ceuta migrant crisis 'unfair, contrary to the EU's interests'.

Spain has threatened to take "proportional measures" if Italy continues border controls on travelers from that country by Sunday.

Spain announced on Friday it would introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass migrant rush into Ceuta.

Spain is to impose new border controls for flights and ships from Italy as the two countries' row over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensifies.

Spain vowed to strike back if Italy doesn’t quickly lift border controls imposed over the sudden influx of 70,000 migrants to a Spanish African enclave.

Magnus Brunner was speaking a week after a surge of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.