Italy and Spain lift border restrictions imposed after migrant influx to Ceuta
Italy and Spain agreed to lift border restrictions after a three-month dispute.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Italian Ministry of the Interior announced in a statement today that Italy and Spain have agreed to lift border restrictions on citizens of both countries, thereby ending a three-month dispute triggered by the influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
The Italian government had suspended open-border arrangements with Spain on July 31, justifying the move by its desire to ensure that migrants who had entered Ceuta could not cross into its territory.
Madrid responded by taking similar measures against Rome, describing Italy’s actions as “unfair, contrary to the interests of the European Union, and discriminatory against Spanish residents.”
