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Spain imposes reciprocal border checks on Italy as Schengen dispute escalates

News Desk7th August 202612th August 2026

7th August 202612th August 20261646

Report updated on 8 August to include Spain’s reciprocal measures. Spain has announced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy in retaliation for Rome’s...

EU backs Spain after Ceuta migration crisis while ministers push for tougher anti-smuggling measures

News Desk4th August 202610th August 2026

4th August 202610th August 2026777

European Union interior ministers have voiced strong support for Spain following last week’s unprecedented migration crisis in Ceuta, while agreeing that the bloc must strengthen...

Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72

News Desk2nd August 20264th August 2026

2nd August 20264th August 20261448

ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests as Sánchez rejects Schengen criticism. Spain has begun installing a floating sea barrier along part of...

Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests as Sánchez rejects Schengen criticism

News Desk1st August 20263rd August 2026

1st August 20263rd August 20261341

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Sánchez condemns mass Ceuta crossing as ‘violation...

Diplomatic row erupts as Italy urges Schengen action against Spain over Ceuta crisis

News Desk31st July 20262nd August 2026

31st July 20262nd August 20261595

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests...

Sánchez celebrates fall of ‘last wall in continental Europe’ as Gibraltar frontier opens

News Desk15th July 202620th July 2026

15th July 202620th July 20261230

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the removal of border controls between Spain and Gibraltar as the closing of ‘an open wound’, describing the...

Gibraltar enters new era as landmark treaty removes historic border barrier

News Desk14th July 202615th July 2026

14th July 202615th July 20261033

Thousands of people who cross daily between Spain and Gibraltar are set to experience a dramatic change from Wednesday as the long-contested frontier enters a...

Spanish Supreme Court refuses to halt migrant amnesty or refer case to EU court — for now

News Desk9th July 202614th July 2026

9th July 202614th July 20261516

Spain’s Supreme Court has declined, for the time being, to refer the government’s controversial migrant regularisation programme to the Court of Justice of the European...

EU chief concedes ‘technical problems’ persist as EES border system causes airport chaos

News Desk4th July 20269th July 2026

4th July 20269th July 20261667

Europe’s new digital border control system is still suffering from ‘technical problems’ and requires ‘quite a lot of work’ before those issues are fully resolved,...

EU’s new EES border system catches 7,000 Schengen overstayers in six months

News Desk20th May 202626th May 2026

20th May 202626th May 20263509

Almost 7,000 travellers have been denied entry to Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone for overstaying their permitted time limits during the first six months of the...

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