What's happening with border checks between Italy and Spain?
With border checks now in place both ways for people travelling between Italy and Spain, who exactly are they being applied to and what happens next?
Border checks have been reintroduced between Italy and Spain, both ways, for travelers arriving from August 10th. Spain initiated this measure in response to Italy's suspension of the Schengen agreement following a large influx of migrants in Ceuta. Italy claims the measures are necessary for national security, while Spain deems them unfair and discriminatory.
As tensions escalated, passengers faced document checks for the first time in over three decades. Authorities target non-EU nationals for spot checks, affecting around 86,000 air passengers daily. The Spanish government plans to maintain these checks until September 7th, while Italy's police union expressed concerns about potential disruptions at national terminals.
So far, the checks appear to be carried out with relative ease and randomness, according to travellers.
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