Spain and Italy will study eliminating border controls caused by the Ceuta crisis after a last extension

Spain and Italy will study in the coming days the elimination of border controls between both countries following the decision this Friday by the Italian Government to extend controls at ports and airports for travelers from Spain for a further seven days.

Sources from the Italian Executive have announced this extension and have announced that next week the Interior Ministers of both countries "will jointly evaluate alternative cooperation measures."

For their part, sources from the Spanish Government have confirmed that the Interior Ministers will work over the next few days to proceed with the elimination of both border controls.

The introduction of controls began by Italy at the beginning of last August after the Ceuta migration crisis, arguing a matter of "national security."

In response to the Italian decision, Spain also introduced border controls on travelers from Italy.

The suspension of Italy's accession to the Schengen area expired on Thursday night after Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi confirmed border controls again on September 30 and spoke of "critical issues" that still persist due to the "situation in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta."