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Italy and Spain extend border checks for 15 days
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Italy and Spain extend border checks for 15 days

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  • The Italian government announced that it would extend border inspection measures for Spanish arrivals for 15 days, citing domestic security risks and potential terrorist infiltration threats.
  • The Spanish government subsequently decided to extend the border inspection measures for Italian immigrants for 15 days in response.
  • The move stems from the border migration crisis caused by illegal immigrants from Morocco entering Ceuta, Spain, at the end of July.

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At the end of July this year, a large number of illegal immigrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, triggering Spain's most serious border immigration crisis in recent years. Italy will implement border inspection measures for Spanish immigrants from August 1. In response, Spain has implemented similar measures on arrivals from Italy since August 8. On August 31, the two countries extended border control to each other for 15 days.

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China News Service, Beijing, September 16. Comprehensive news: The Italian government announced on the 15th local time that it would extend border inspection measures for Spanish immigrants for 15 days. In response, the Spanish government also decided on the same day to extend border inspection measures for Italian immigrants for 15 days.

Based on news from the Associated Press, Reuters and other media, the Italian government stated on the 15th that the reason for this decision was "the existence of domestic security risks and potential terrorist infiltration threats." The Italian Interior Ministry said in a statement that the Border Security Commission assessed that it was necessary to extend the duration of border control measures.

The Spanish government subsequently announced that border inspection measures for Italian immigrants would be extended for another 15 days in response to Italy's decision that day, and relevant control measures will be adjusted depending on the situation. Spain has informed the EU of the relevant situation.

At the end of July this year, a large number of illegal immigrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, triggering Spain's most serious border immigration crisis in recent years. Italy will implement border inspection measures for Spanish immigrants from August 1. In response, Spain has implemented similar measures on arrivals from Italy since August 8. On August 31, the two countries extended border control to each other for 15 days. (over)

Open Questions

  • Will border inspection measures be extended further after they are extended?
  • Is there concrete evidence in Italy and Spain to support claims of a terrorist infiltration threat?
  • What is the EU’s coordination position on the unilateral border measures between the two countries?

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