Italy closes border with Spain

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Could the EU kick Spain out of the Schengen area over the Ceuta crisis?
Italy reintroduced air and maritime border controls, while Finland and Denmark ask for full suspension of the free-movement rules for Spain. The European Commission has to trigger the procedure, a move which does not appear imminent.

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Italy Suspends Schengen Agreement With Spain Because Of Ceuta Migrant Crisis
Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis, more controls for Non-EU travellers
60,000 migrants crossed into Spanish territory of Ceuta, but many soon left voluntarily
About 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory in the past 24 hours, Ceuta's president said Friday, a figure that is equivalent to 70% of the population of the city in No...

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60,000 Cross Into Spanish Territory Of Ceuta And At Least 34 Die After Border Breach
Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta crisis
60,000 Migrants From Morocco Enter Spain’s Ceuta, Enclave Leader Says—At Least 18 Dead
Juan Jesús Vivas, the leader of Ceuta's regional government, claimed the situation has become "absolutely unsustainable," as the 60,000 people who have entered more than 70% of enclave's population.

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At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish territory of Ceuta
At least 18 dead as around 49,000 migrants enter Spain's Ceuta from Morocco
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Czech premier calls for Spain's suspension from Europe's passport-free travel zone over Ceuta migration crisis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has called for Spain to be immediately suspended from the Schengen Area, Europe's passport-free travel zone, following the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa,
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European leaders call for Spain’s Schengen suspension after Ceuta border collapse

Italy imposes month-long controls as Finland says countries that fail to protect Europe’s external borders cannot remain in free-travel zone
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Several countries want to exclude Spain from the Schengen Area

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Spain to put containment fence on Ceuta’s sea border with Morocco after thousands rush through

Spain’s prime minister slammed the reaction of some other European leaders, saying calls to suspend Spain from the borderless Schengen zone were “driven by prejudice, fake news, ignorance, or political interest.
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Macron Expresses Solidarity with Spain, Orders Stronger Border Controls

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed France's solidarity with Spain, irregular migration into occupied Ceuta.

Spain installs floating barrier in North African enclave following border rush by tens of thousands

According to Spanish authorities, about 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Thursday in an unprecedented surge.
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Spain says integrity of Schengen area is 'absolutely guaranteed'

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.