Migrant crisis pushes Italy to restore border checks with Spain, testing Europe’s open-border system
Italy temporarily reintroduced border checks for travellers arriving from Spain as a large migrant crossing into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta intensified. The move tests Europe’s Schengen open-border system and underlines concerns that pressure at one external border could prompt wider restrictions on free movement.
The article says Spain deployed military forces after more than 49,000 migrants reportedly crossed into Ceuta in a single day. Italy’s checks were introduced on Friday and described as temporary, amid growing political and security concern over the scale of the arrivals.
- Italy restored temporary checks on travellers from Spain.
- A mass migrant crossing overwhelmed Spain’s Ceuta enclave.
- The crisis is testing Europe’s passport-free Schengen area.