Tajani went further than just calling for Spain to be shut out of Schengen, pinning the blame for the Ceuta unrest on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s migration policy — which promises to legalize hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants — calling it “profoundly wrong” and claiming it “provides and incentive for human trafficking.”

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.

Italy has suspended its Schengen agreement with Spain, following the influx of migrants into the latter's Ceuta enclave in northern Morocco, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Friday.

Italy has suspended its Schengen Agreement with Spain after authorities said about 60,000 people had crossed from Morocco into

Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave after around 49,000 people arrived by sea in one day. Dozens of bodies have been recovered, Spanish authorities said.

Firefighters in France are battling an “unpredictable” blaze close to Bordeaux, while Spain struggles with its own fiery battle and Italy is also suffering