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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 with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis, more controls for Non-EU travellers

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Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta crisis

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60,000 cross into Spanish territory, at least 34 dead after border breach

Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says.

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

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The Supreme Court ruling at the center of Spain’s Ceuta migrant crisis

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At least 34 migrants dead after thousands breach border into Spain's Ceuta enclave

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, known for rejecting the anti-immigration sentiments expressed elsewhere in Europe, told reporters on Friday that the mass crossings were a "violation of Spain's ...

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Tens of thousands of migrants leave voluntarily after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta

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50,000 cross into Spanish territory in deadly rush across border from Morocco

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Italy suspends Schengen border rules with Spain after migrant surge. What it means

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.

Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave in north Africa

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.

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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.