Italy prolongs Schengen suspension with Spain, talks loom

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Italy extended its temporary suspension of Schengen border-free arrangements with Spain for another week, citing a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta. The two countries' interior ministers are expected to discuss lifting the controls.

Italy has extended by another week ​its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel arrangements with Spain over a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July, ​an ‌Italian government source said on Friday. A ⁠Spanish government spokesperson said the interior ministers of both countries would work over ‌the coming week on lifting the border controls.