Italy called for the suspension of the Schengen regime against Spain after thousands of migrants arrived within a few days in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the border with Morocco. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani demanded Spain's exclusion from the Schengen area, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni acknowledged the possibility of extraordinary measures, including the reinstatement of border controls. SITA ↗
Rome described the situation in Ceuta as a risk to national security. Meloni spoke of shocking images and the need to defend Italy's borders. According to available data, at least 1,500 people arrived in Ceuta, with some sources citing as many as 3,000 migrants. The Italian government links the crisis to Madrid's stance on migration and warns of the consequences of free movement within Schengen. hnonline.sk ↗
Spain responded to the developments by deploying military units to Ceuta. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is due to visit the autonomous city on Friday to restore order. Spanish diplomacy also summoned the Italian ambassador following Rome's statements about a possible closure of the Schengen area with Spain. novinky.cz ↗
The tension has exceeded a bilateral dispute between Madrid and Rome. France warned that it cannot bear the consequences of its neighbors' migration policy. The crisis in Ceuta has thus become another test of European migration policy and the rules of free movement within Schengen.
Italy calls for tough action against Spain after Ceuta crisis
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Antonio Tajani
Taliansky minister zahraničných vecí a vicepremiér
02.09.2026
„Non escludo mai nulla. Quando c'è un pericolo bisogna alzare la guardia."
Na otázku, či môže byť Taliansko terčom ruských sabotáží; z rokovania šéfov diplomacií Únie v írskom Wicklowe.
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Pedro Sánchez
Premiér Španielska
02.08.2026
„sobeckou a protiprávní"
Hodnotenie európskej reakcie na migračnú krízu v Ceute
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Taliansko žiada pozastavenie španielskeho členstva v Schengene pre problémy s marockými migrantmi
SITA
| 07:29 31.07.
Sánchez sends armed forces to Ceuta amid migration chaos
Politico Europe
| 09:58 31.07.
Italy and Spain clash over Schengen as Ceuta migration spat boils over
Politico Europe
| 00:49 31.07.
La avalancha migratoria de Ceuta abre una crisis diplomática entre España y sus socios de Italia y Francia
El Mundo
| 08:50 31.07.
La avalancha de inmigrantes en Ceuta provoca una crisis diplomática entre España e Italia
El Pais
| 23:42 30.07.
Vytočená Itálie žádá vyloučení Španělska ze schengenského prostoru
novinky.cz
| 10:47 31.07.
Zuwanderung: Spanien mobilisiert Militär nach Andrang von Migranten in Ceuta
Die Zeit
| 01:35 31.07.
Migranten-Ansturm auf Ceuta: Italien fordert Ausschluss Spaniens aus dem Schengen-Raum
n-tv
| 09:42 31.07.
Meloni stellt Schengen-Raum mit Spanien infrage
Welt
| 23:01 30.07.
Rím reaguje na migračnú vlnu. Meloniová zvažuje obnovenie kontrol na hraniciach so Španielskom
hnonline.sk
| 21:59 30.07.
Migračná vlna vystrašila Meloniovú. Taliansko zvažuje obnovenie kontrol na hraniciach so Španielskom
ta3.com
| 22:30 30.07.
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