Palazzo Chigi is calling for a suspension of the Schengen Code, but the exclave’s special status and forty years of reinstatements never before used against another Member State point to the uncertain

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Rome said the suspension will not affect Spanish citizens or other EU nationals travelling to Italy. Instead, Italy will run targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air or sea. In short, ordinary EU travel between the two countries stays the same. The checks are aimed only at non-EU arrivals coming via Spain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In December of last year, the interior ministries of both Romania and Bulgaria announced that the countries would be joining the European Union’s Schengen Area. This border-free zone ...

For the first time since the asylum reform took effect, a member state is facing a crisis. Spain is coming under pressure—including from other EU countries.

The European Commission on Friday cautioned against speculation over possible action under the Schengen evaluation mechanism following a surge in

Carribbean CBI passports are under scrutiny by the EU over lax regulation of eligibility. Criminality, biometrics and money laundering are concerns. Changes are likely.

Spain said Friday that the integrity of the Schengen free-travel area was “guaranteed” after a surge of migrant arrivals in its north African enclave of Ceuta prompted Italy to announce temporary border controls with Spain.