When a coastal city in Spain was overwhelmed by tens of thousands of “migrants” from Morocco after Spain declared amnesty for any comers, Italy closed its borders. Now, Spain is demanding Italy open its borders within two days.
The Spanish government declared, “We urge the government of Italy to rectify, put an end to the checks and treat Spaniards like other European citizens,” the government said in a statement. If it does not do so before the end of Sunday, August 9, Spain will be obliged to adopt proportional measures to protect the interests and dignity of its citizens.”
Spain gives Italy two days to lift border checks on Spanish travellers – Times of Malta
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Spain on Friday threatened Italy with countermeasures if Rome did not lift this week its one-month suspension of the free-travel Schengen agreement, introduced after the mass migrant rush to Ceuta.
The rare spat between the EU and NATO allies came after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco to the Spanish north African territory last week in an unprecedented and deadly rush.
The scenes infuriated other European Union members that back a hard line on irregular immigration and the protection of the bloc’s external borders, including far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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