Italy prolongs Schengen suspension with Spain, talks loom
Italy has extended by another week its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel arrangements with Spain over a surge in migrant arrivals in…
France 24 reports: Italy has extended by another week its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel arrangements with Spain over a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July, an Italian government source said on Friday.
A Spanish government spokesperson said the interior ministers of both countries would work over the coming week on lifting the border controls.
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