The Italy decide to block temporarily a Schengen with the Spain after the arrival of 60 thousand migrants in 24 hours in the Iberian enclave in Morocco Ceuta"We are protecting national security," said the Prime Minister. Giorgia Meloni. Anger from the opposition who speaks of "profiteering". Frost with BrusselsA diplomatic crisis with Madrid erupts. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez In Ceuta, it points the finger at "mafias and traffickers" and reminds Italy, "leading for irregular entries, 478 in 5 years," that "respect for the Treaties is not optional." The EU assures "that there are no flows towards Europe" and urges Rome to explain how the Ceuta crisis impacts national security. Quirinal follows the situation. The Usa attack Madrid's migration policies while France e Britain show solidarity with the Spanish government. Meanwhile, more than half of the migrants, over 48, have been repatriated. The death toll is rising. dead at sea: the number – as of Saturday morning – rises to 57 victims.
In Italy, meanwhile, the opposition They harshly criticize the government's move. A situation, it was said, also followed by the President of the Republic. Sergio Mattarella: certainly the strong controversy triggered by this decision disregards what he had said just Thursday about "untimely electoral tensions" in his Ventaglio speech.
Migrants in Ceuta: Italy suspends Schengen accession with Spain for a month.
The evaluations started at Palazzo Chigi in the face of the explosion of the crisis in Ceuta are being examined in depth in a meeting of the Committee for the Analysis of Immigration and Border SecurityMeloni has international contacts with several leaders, starting with the Danish one Puts Frederiksen, also in favor of suspending Spain from Schengen. The approach of Emmanuel Macron, who expressed "solidarity" to Sanchez. The external dimension is fundamental, the prime minister insisted, and she reminded her interlocutors of the effectiveness of tools such as the memorandum. EU-Tunisia. At the same time, he clarifies, "Italy is ready to support any European initiative to assist Spanish institutions in re-establishing full control of the Union's external borders and resolutely address the ongoing situation."
Migrants in Ceuta, the possibility of a Morocco-Israel axis, and the role of the US right
At the highest levels of the government they are waiting to understand how the government intends to move now at EU level. Irish rotating presidency, which will convene a meeting of the integrated mechanism for response to political crises in the next few hours, while Coreper will assess developments on coordination on MondayIn Rome, people are wondering how Madrid is repatriating migrants and are analyzing the main hypotheses of causes and contributing factors, from the reaction to Sanchez's visit to Algeria toMorocco-Israel axis to the role of the US right. Certainly, the executive reasoned, it was a well-orchestrated operation.
Schengen and fears of the sea route to Italy
The fear that a new one might open sea route to Italy led to the suspension of Schengen, ordered by the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi (which also shared with its French counterpart the strengthening of controls at the border between the two countries). Three years ago it did the same with the Slovenia, to stop migration on the Balkan route. Initially for 10 days, then for months and months. Now we start from one month, coinciding with the first weekend of August, with a black mark for departuresTo third-country nationals coming from Spain documents will be checked, from the Ministry of the Interior they assure that Spanish and Europeans travelling to Italy will not face any bureaucratic burdens. Nothing changes for those travelling from Italy to SpainThe measure, Meloni promises, "will be kept in force only for as long as necessary, with particular attention to limiting any impact on summer tourist flows." As for the two deputy prime ministers, Antonio Tajani explains that it was "a necessary choice", Matteo Salvini He claims that "the League's line is passing." A line that the opposition has instead dubbed the "Vannacci psychosis."
