Reuters: Italy suspends Schengen arrangements with Spain

Italy announced on Friday that it would suspend the EU’s Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month, in response to the crisis triggered by thousands of migrants storming the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the border with Morocco, according to Reuters. Although Italy does not share a land border with Spain, the measure will affect travelers moving by air or sea between the two countries, meaning they will be required to present passports for entry. Ceuta, a Spanish territory located on the northern coast of Morocco, is experiencing one of the largest waves of irregular migration in its history, after tens of thousands of Maghrebi migrants breached the Spanish enclave within hours. This development has brought the border dispute between the two countries back into the spotlight and triggered widespread alarm in Madrid and across Europe.