Italy closes border with Spain
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Tajani went further than just calling for Spain to be shut out of Schengen, pinning the blame for the Ceuta unrest on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s migration policy — which promises to legalize hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants — calling it “profoundly wrong” and claiming it “provides and incentive for human trafficking.”
The sudden arrival of around 60,000 migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has triggered a political and diplomatic crisis, with Italy suspending its Schengen arrangement with Spain and France tightening border checks.