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Italy Suspends Schengen With Spain, Reinstates Border Checks

8/18/2026

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Italy suspended Schengen free-movement with Spain on July 31 and reinstated border checks on non-EU travelers.
Spain, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, announced checks on Italian non-EU travelers on Aug. 8, calling Italy’s action unjust.
Ceuta’s mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas said the enclave held 9,000 migrants, with outbreaks of scabies, impetigo and gastroenteritis.
Meloni, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister Péter Magyar urged EU interior ministers to convene a meeting.

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Italy suspended Schengen free-movement with Spain on July 31 and reinstated border checks on non-EU travelers.
Spain, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, announced checks on Italian non-EU travelers on Aug. 8, calling Italy’s action unjust.
Ceuta’s mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas said the enclave held 9,000 migrants, with outbreaks of scabies, impetigo and gastroenteritis.
Meloni, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister Péter Magyar urged EU interior ministers to convene a meeting.