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Italy Demands Spain’s Schengen Suspension as Ceuta Border Collapses

7/31/2026

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Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni called for suspending Spain’s Schengen participation after migrants entered Ceuta.
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez ordered 60 armed forces to reinforce the Civil Guard in Ceuta.
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that intercepted migrants cannot be summarily returned to Ceuta or Melilla.
Rachid Sbihi of the Ceuta Civil Guard association said the border collapsed, causing at least nine deaths.

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Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni called for suspending Spain’s Schengen participation after migrants entered Ceuta.
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez ordered 60 armed forces to reinforce the Civil Guard in Ceuta.
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that intercepted migrants cannot be summarily returned to Ceuta or Melilla.
Rachid Sbihi of the Ceuta Civil Guard association said the border collapsed, causing at least nine deaths.