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Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies

Headline from The Guardian

Travellers caught up in migration row as Madrid introduces checks on visitors from Italy in retaliation for Rome’s move Italy’s foreign minister has called Spain’s decision to impose retaliatory checks on travellers from Italy “incomprehensible and completely unacceptable” as people making their way…

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Deutsche Welle

    Ceuta: Spain sets up border controls on travelers from Italy (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Spain had warned Italy it would impose entry checks on visitors unless Rome halts its controls by Sunday. Even though they don't share a land border, the countries entered a spat after the Ceuta border rush.

  2. France 24

    Spain to impose border checks on Italy (opens France 24)

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    In an escalating diplomatic crisis, Spain has now imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy. The move follows similar measures introduced by Rome in the wake of an influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. Simon Moritz has the details.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over migrant arrivals at Ceuta has escalated after Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers after Rome had earlier imposed similar sanctions on visitors from Spain

  4. Breitbart News

    Spain Imposes Tit-For-Tat Border Checks on Italian Travelers Amid Ceuta Migrants Row (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome's decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain.

  5. BBC News

    Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies (opens BBC News)

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    Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

  6. France 24

    Spain imposes border checks on Italian travellers amid migrant dispute (opens France 24)

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    Spain on Saturday introduced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, escalating a dispute between the EU partners over migration. The move follows Italy’s decision to impose similar controls after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco, most of w…

  7. The Brunswick News

    Spain launches border checks on travelers from Italy amid Ceuta spat (opens The Brunswick News)

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    MADRID — Spain began implementing border checks on travelers arriving from Italy on Saturday in response to border controls introduced by Rome on Spanish travelers over the migrant crisis in Ceuta. Under the new rules, arrivals from Italy at ports…

  8. France 24

    Spain starts border checks on Italy over Ceuta dispute (opens France 24)

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    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 C…

  9. France 24

    Spain - Italy: Dispute grows over migration between EU countries (opens France 24)

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    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 C…

  10. The Guardian

    Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Travellers caught up in migration row as Madrid introduces checks on visitors from Italy in retaliation for Rome’s move Italy’s foreign minister has called Spain’s decision to impose retaliatory checks on travellers from Italy “incomprehensible and completely unacceptable” as people making their way…

  11. The National Pulse

    EU Open Borders Regime on Brink of Collapse as Italy and Spain Clash. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    The Italian government has criticized Spain's decision to impose border checks on people arriving from Italy, after Italy temporarily suspended free movement with Spain in response to the Ceuta migrant crisis.

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