صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Madrid –The Spanish government has escalated its tone towards Italy, warning that it will take proportionate measures to protect the interests of its citizens if Rome does not retract, before the end of Sunday, August 9, the suspension of freedom of movement within the Schengen Area that it imposed on those arriving from Spain.
The escalation came after an Italian decision to tighten control measures on the border with Spain, following the large influx of migrants towards occupied Ceuta, where the Spanish authorities reported that about 72,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco towards the city during the past week, in a wave described as unprecedented.
Madrid called on the Italian government to end additional surveillance operations and treat Spanish citizens on an equal footing with other European Union citizens, considering that the Italian measures are unfair, harm the interests of the European Union, and discriminate against Spaniards.
The Spanish government did not reveal the nature of the measures it might resort to if the Italian decision continues, while the measures taken by Rome include closing sea and air crossing points and tightening controls on land borders.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni justified the suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain as an exceptional measure aimed at protecting Italian national security and avoiding possible repercussions of the migration crisis.
This crisis comes in light of a rare dispute between two countries belonging to the European Union and NATO, after the migration crisis in Ceuta sparked a wide debate within Europe regarding monitoring the Union’s external borders and dealing with irregular migration.
According to Spanish official figures, about 70,000 out of 72,000 migrants have returned to Morocco, while others remain inside Ceuta, including hundreds of unaccompanied minors, in conditions described as difficult, with limited access to food, water, shelter, and health facilities.
Observers believe that the continuation of the dispute between Madrid and Rome may put the issue of freedom of movement within the Schengen Area and the migration crisis in Ceuta before a new political test, especially with the approaching deadline set by the Spanish government to end the Italian measures.
Source:Journalism butEddie
