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⬤ HIGH 31 Jul 2026, 17:39 UTC

Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

Italy said on Friday it ⁠was suspending the EU’s ⁠border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain in ⁠response to a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco. Italy does not share a land border with Spain but the measure – which looks certain to anger Madrid – will ‌affect people travelling by plane or boat between the two countries, meaning they will need to show a passport to gain access. Italy’s interior ministry said in a statement it had also agreed...
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