Ceuta Migrant Surge Exposes Morocco’s Economic Strain

More than 70,000 people, mostly Moroccans, crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in a mass migration surge fueled by economic frustration and amplified by social media. Senior Researcher at Oxford University Centre on Migration, Policy & Society Myriam Cherti is on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the unusual influx of those looking to cross. (Source: Bloomberg)

Spain reinstates border controls on Italy as tensions rise over migrants

Move widens rift between Pedro Sánchez’s government and rightwing Italian premier Giorgia Meloni

Spain imposes temporary border controls on Italy over Ceuta row

The measures came into effect at midnight on Saturday, August 8, and will last through September 7.

‘We have no tents or blankets’: Ceuta migrants struggle to survive brutal heat and freezing nights

Authorities wrestle with fallout from mass border crossing, as tense Spanish enclave fears it will happen again Along the wide avenues and tree-lined plazas of Ceuta’s centre, there were few hints of the recent events that catapulted the Spanish enclave on the north African coast into global headlines. But less than a mile away from the bustling bars and restaurants, at the nearby El Trampolín beach, the lingering impact was impossible to ignore. Continue reading...

By Okba Mohammad in Ceuta and Ashifa Kassam in Madrid

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

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...

By dpa

Spain to impose border checks on Italy

In an escalating diplomatic crisis, Spain has now imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy. The move follows similar measures introduced by Rome in the wake of an influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. Simon Moritz has the details.

By FRANCE24

Sanchez vs Meloni: Spain imposes Italy border checks as Ceuta migrant row escalates

Spain has implemented temporary border checks on travelers arriving by air and sea from Italy, intensifying tensions between these two European Union nations regarding migration policies. Italy had previously enacted similar measures following a significant influx of migrants into Spain. This ongoing conflict underscores the contrasting perspectives on border regulations and the management of migrants within the European Union.

By ABHISHEK MISHRA

High stakes for Ireland's EU presidency amid migration row over Ceuta crisis

Ireland this week found itself at the centre of Europe’s increasingly fraught migration debate, as it sought to calm a dispute among European Union member states following last week's influx of 50,000 people into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.

By RFI

Spain warns of tit-for-tat travel curbs if Italy continues to impose border controls over Ceuta migrant crisis

Italian PM remains determined to keep the restrictions, saying it ‘would not accept ultimatums’ from Spain

By Crispian Balmer

Spain to establish border controls on travelers from Italy amid migration dispute

Passport, nationality, visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy "amid the persistent irregular migratory pressure" from the country.

Spain imposes reciprocal border checks on Italy

Spain will introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures.

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as Ceuta migrant showdown grows

The spat between Spain and Italy comes after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spain’s North African territory on July 30-31 in an unprecedented and deadly rush.

EU Cohesion Breaks: Madrid Socialists Impose Border Protections Against Italians After Third World Invasion

EU Cohesion Breaks: Madrid Socialists Impose Border Protections Against Italians After Third World Invasion Update: Spain is to impose new border controls for flights and ships from Italy as the two countries' row over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensifies. Sky News reports that the Spanish government has confirmed that passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy from midnight ​on ...

By Tyler Durden

Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies

Senior lawyer and Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has warned that bribery has become deeply embedded in Ghana’s public-service delivery, arguing that the problem cannot be solved simply by increasing the salaries of public officials.

By Emmanuel Tetteh