From the article: [...] I don't know much local context, but this sounds absolutely insane to me as an American. It feels like if I read news saying Arkansas suddenly started checking papers at...
From the article:
ROME, July 31 (Reuters) - Italy said on Friday it was suspending the European Union's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month in response to a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco.
However, the government said the measure would not affect Spanish or other EU citizens travelling to Italy and would instead involve targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air or sea.
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The move came after Spain said it had largely reversed the rush of migrants into Ceuta, with most of the more than 50,000 people who had crossed into the enclave returning voluntarily to Morocco.
Critics of Meloni's right-wing government dismissed the new border checks as largely symbolic, saying there was no indication that migrants arriving in Ceuta had any desire to travel onwards to Italy.
Meloni's coalition, which came to power in 2022 promising to reduce illegal immigration, has faced strong pressure from a new far-right party led by former army general Roberto Vannacci, whose anti-migrant rhetoric has resonated with some voters.
I don't know much local context, but this sounds absolutely insane to me as an American. It feels like if I read news saying Arkansas suddenly started checking papers at interstate roadstops because of a wave of immigration three states over in Florida.
And I get the feeling that the "targeted checks" won't be so careful as they claim.
That example is rather apt. They're also not allowed to do this. You can't just unilaterally stop abiding by the rules of the Schengen zone. Edit to add: Some nuance, countries can create an...
That example is rather apt. They're also not allowed to do this. You can't just unilaterally stop abiding by the rules of the Schengen zone.
Edit to add: Some nuance, countries can create an emergency response to "unforeseen circumstances" that last a month with possible extension to maximum three months. It must be a valid reason and reported to the European Commission.
People that may or may not cross the border when there's no reason to assume they do is not a valid reason.
According to the article, apparently they can, if only temporarily: It doesn't help that apparently France's interior minister is agreeing and has also restricted the French border with Spain: I...
According to the article, apparently they can, if only temporarily:
The Schengen Area allows passport-free travel across 29 European countries, although member states can temporarily reintroduce border controls on security or public-order grounds.
Earlier on Friday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced he had ordered increased controls at the border with Spain.
In a post on X, Nuñez wrote that local police and military units would be mobilized for the checks, and he commented in an interview with radio station RTL that he was in contact with Spanish authorities. “We have a mobile unit that is on duty around the clock,” he said.
French center-right presidential candidate Édouard Philippe also called for a “European response” to the crisis, but stressed that his country “must immediately strengthen control of our border with Spain. Not a single migrant must be allowed to enter national territory illegally.”
I cannot imagine hating other people this much, all just because they were born somewhere else.
Only under exceptional situations and as short as possible. The problem is that they're stretching the definition of "exceptional". Here's a list of currently imposed border controls and their...
Only under exceptional situations and as short as possible. The problem is that they're stretching the definition of "exceptional".
Here's a list of currently imposed border controls and their reasoning: List
Idk, if it's actually temporary, seems reasonable to me. 50,000 people in one day is not normal. Cueta has a population of 50,000. This town has had literally the equivalent of its entire...
Idk, if it's actually temporary, seems reasonable to me. 50,000 people in one day is not normal. Cueta has a population of 50,000. This town has had literally the equivalent of its entire population show up on its doorstep on a single day. This isn't normal migrant flow or anything, it's very much an exceptional event.
Part of Schengen is that its members have to do entry border checks from non-Schengen regions. With this absurd amount of people, it's reasonable to have some doubts as to whether Spain can do that logistically.
Refugees have to register with the entry country anyway, so if they're doing things the right way, the migrants would need to stay in spain for processing, so it doesn't really affect them.
From the article:
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I don't know much local context, but this sounds absolutely insane to me as an American. It feels like if I read news saying Arkansas suddenly started checking papers at interstate roadstops because of a wave of immigration three states over in Florida.
And I get the feeling that the "targeted checks" won't be so careful as they claim.
That example is rather apt. They're also not allowed to do this. You can't just unilaterally stop abiding by the rules of the Schengen zone.
Edit to add: Some nuance, countries can create an emergency response to "unforeseen circumstances" that last a month with possible extension to maximum three months. It must be a valid reason and reported to the European Commission.
People that may or may not cross the border when there's no reason to assume they do is not a valid reason.
According to the article, apparently they can, if only temporarily:
It doesn't help that apparently France's interior minister is agreeing and has also restricted the French border with Spain:
I cannot imagine hating other people this much, all just because they were born somewhere else.
Only under exceptional situations and as short as possible. The problem is that they're stretching the definition of "exceptional".
Here's a list of currently imposed border controls and their reasoning: List
Idk, if it's actually temporary, seems reasonable to me. 50,000 people in one day is not normal. Cueta has a population of 50,000. This town has had literally the equivalent of its entire population show up on its doorstep on a single day. This isn't normal migrant flow or anything, it's very much an exceptional event.
Part of Schengen is that its members have to do entry border checks from non-Schengen regions. With this absurd amount of people, it's reasonable to have some doubts as to whether Spain can do that logistically.
Refugees have to register with the entry country anyway, so if they're doing things the right way, the migrants would need to stay in spain for processing, so it doesn't really affect them.