EU: Italien und Spanien verlängern gegenseitige Grenzkontrollen
Der Streit zwischen den beiden EU-Ländern geht weiter. Bis mindestens 22. September müssen Reisende mit Stichprobenkontrollen an der Grenze rechnen.
Italy and Spain have agreed to extend mutual border controls between the two EU countries, according to European Union reports. After Italy renewed the measure for a further 15 days in a dispute over migrant handling, Spain followed suit immediately. The Italian Interior Ministry announced the extension of the controls on air and sea borders to the EU.
The measure was taken by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government a month after thousands of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish North African enclave. The Spanish Interior Ministry confirmed shortly after Italy's extension that border controls for Italian travelers would also be maintained for 15 days starting from September 7.
That day marks the end of the one-month period set by Spain in response to Italy's border controls introduced on August 1. Therefore, the Spanish controls are expected to continue at least until September 22.
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