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MIGRATION CRISIS IN CEUTA

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Spanish government warns Italy to take action if border controls are not lifted

In connection with the crisis in Ceuta, the Meloni government began to abolish the Schengen area on 1 August and to carry out border checks, while the Ministry of Youth and Children has reported that in a few weeks the 1,342 minors arriving in the autonomous city will begin to be distributed among the communities.

CEUTA, 07/08/2026.- Decenas de menores que entraron irregularmente en Ceuta el pasado 30 de julio se acumulan desde primeras horas de este viernes a las puertas de la Jefatura Superior de Policía de la ciudad para ser identificados. EFE/Reduan
Some of the minors who arrived in Ceuta. Photo: EFE

The Spanish Government has asked the Italian Government to restore the Schengen area and stop carrying out border checks, giving it a margin until Sunday and if it does not, Spain will take proportionate measures to safeguard its interests and the dignity of its citizens.

The Italian Government began on 1 August with the suspension of the Schengen area of the European Union, a position which Spain has called for to be changed and which calls for Spanish citizens to be treated in the same way as other Europeans, a behaviour which, in Moncloa's words, has damaged the mobility of thousands of passengers and created legal uncertainty during the summer holidays.

The Spanish Government considers that the decision was taken unilaterally and on false grounds, without prior notice from Italy. 

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