Spain to start Italy border controls on air and sea travel amid Ceuta migrant row

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Spain will begin random identity and nationality checks on travelers from Italy at air and sea ports starting midnight Saturday until September 7. This measure follows Italy's refusal to lift border checks amid the Ceuta migrant crisis.

Following Italy’s rejection of its ultimatum to lift the border checks imposed in response to the Ceuta migration crisis, Spain has in turn announced that it will carry out checks on travellers from Italy. From midnight on Saturday, travellers from Italy would initially be subject to random checks at ports and airports until September 7, Spanish state broadcaster RTVE reported, citing a decree issued by the Madrid government. The checks are intended to verify the identity and nationality of...