NewzSpain has announced the implementation of border controls on air and sea travelers arriving from Italy, effective at midnight on Saturday. The move is a tit-for-tat retaliation after Italy refused to lift border checks it had previously imposed in response to an ongoing diplomatic dispute over migration.
The standoff stems from an unprecedented and deadly migration event on July 30 and 31, when tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain's North African territory. Italy subsequently instituted border checks in reaction to the crisis, prompting an ultimatum from Madrid that Rome ultimately rejected, leading to Spain's reciprocal border restrictions.
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