The Ministry of the Interior has ordered the closure of the sea and air borders with Spain . The decision was made following the most recent information acquired, analyzed in particular by the Committee on Immigration and Border Security, which Minister Matteo Piantedosi chaired this morning at the Ministry of the Interior.
Furthermore, following a telephone conversation between Minister Piantedosi and his French counterpart, Laurent Nuñez, the opportunity for strengthening controls along the land border between the two countries was discussed, as part of the police cooperation agreements previously signed between France and Italy.
Meloni: "Pay attention to tourism."
The measure suspending Schengen with Spain "will be maintained in force only for the time necessary, with particular attention to limiting any impact on summer tourist flows." This is stated by the
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Tajani: "A necessary choice foreseen by the treaties"
"The temporary suspension of Schengen with Spain is a necessary decision to protect the safety of our citizens and defend Europe's borders. It is a measure provided for in the treaties and now made unavoidable," Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated in X. The migrant crisis in Ceuta, he continued, "reminds us that managing the Union's borders is a shared responsibility of our countries, one towards the other. We must work together to prevent uncontrolled flows of migrants from entering EU territory, with all the resulting risks and the threat of terrorism, which must be fought without hesitation."
(Unioneonline)
