Italy suspends Schengen travel with Spain over Ceuta influx

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Italy said it would suspend Schengen arrangements with Spain after a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, requiring passports for plane and boat travel and agreeing with Paris to strengthen Franco-Italian land border checks to try to prevent undocumented crossings. The move followed Spain's statement that most of the more than 50,000 people who crossed returned voluntarily. Critics called the action symbolic and aimed at domestic audiences, while the government framed it as a demonstration of tougher border security amid pressure from a new far-right party.

Italy temporarily reinstated border controls with Spain and strengthened French checks