Italy extends border controls with Spain for 15 more days over Ceuta migrant crisis

Italy has extended its suspension of the Schengen open-borders agreement with Spain for an additional 15 days, citing the ongoing migrant crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The decision, announced by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, maintains air and sea border controls on Spanish citizens. Spain has reciprocated with similar controls on Italian travelers. Meanwhile, EU officials met to strengthen border controls and expand Frontex's role, while activists presented evidence alleging Frontex shares surveillance data with Libya's coast guard, leading to migrant interceptions and abuses. A lawsuit seeks to end this information-sharing.