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Spain imposes border checks on Italian travellers amid migrant dispute
Spain has introduced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy in response to a dispute over migration. The move follows Italy's decision to impose similar controls after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco.
Spain will introduce temporary border checks on Italian visitors starting at midnight on Saturday, responding to similar measures imposed by Italy.
Spain threatened to impose restrictions on travellers from Italy unless Rome lifts border controls introduced after a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Italy swiftly responded, saying it would not accept ultimatums or impositions from Madrid.
Rwanda in talks with Italy to take in migrants trying to reach EU
Rwanda has confirmed it is in talks with Italy to potentially host migrants seeking asylum in the EU. The talks come after Italy proposed setting up a network of migrant reception centres outside the EU.
EU watchdogs warn of impersonation scams amid MiCA licensing shakeout. Criminals are reportedly using fake websites and falsified documents to target customers searching for licensed crypto providers.
EU ministers condemn foreign 'information interference' in Ceuta crisis
EU interior ministers have expressed concern over foreign 'information interference' linked to the circulation of images during the migration crisis in Ceuta. They praised Spain's handling of the situation and the cooperation with Morocco.
The European Union has praised Spain's 'swift response' to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, following a meeting of the bloc's interior ministers on Tuesday. Around 72,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish territory in North Africa between 30 and 31 July, Spain's Interior Mini…
Greece’s Mitsotakis: EU needs new tools to fight back against weaponized migration
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis argues that the EU needs new tools to fight back against weaponized migration, where migration is used as a tool of geopolitical coercion. He proposes a dedicated European framework for situations of mass and instrumentalized mi…
Apple has agreed to develop a solution that allows users to copy and paste content between an iPhone and a Windows PC, following an interoperability request from Microsoft in the European Union.
The European Commission has called for stronger borders after thousands of migrants entered Spain's Ceuta from Morocco. The official death toll stands at 83, with 72 deaths on the Spanish side and 11 on the Moroccan side.
EU interior ministers are set to discuss tougher migration rules after a surge of migrants at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Italy has called for a change in course, while Spain's premier has defended his country's handling of the situation.
Moroccan Government Reacts to Ceuta Migration Crisis After Five Days of Silence
The Moroccan government has finally spoken out about the recent migration crisis at Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 40,000 people attempted to cross the border illegally, resulting in 11 deaths. Madrid reports 72 deaths.
A majority of EU countries called for emergency talks on the sudden inflow of tens of thousands of migrants into Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. An open letter from the leaders of 22 of the EU's 27 members demanded the bloc's interior ministers have a video meet…
The EU will hold an emergency meeting of interior ministers after a breakdown of political unity over the arrival of more than 50,000 irregular migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accused some EU countries, partic…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has criticized European Union member states for calling for Spain's suspension from the Schengen area following the migration crisis in Ceuta. Sanchez demanded an urgent meeting of interior ministers to address the issue.
Spain has condemned the 'selfish, polarising and unlawful' reaction of some EU countries to the influx of about 60,000 migrants from Morocco to Ceuta. Officials say almost all those who reached the enclave on 30 July have returned, while Spain's Interior Minister Fernando…
Ceuta crisis: 22 EU leaders gang up against Spain’s Sánchez over his migration policy
Twenty-two EU leaders have taken aim at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's migration policies, accusing him of undermining the security of the bloc's borders. The leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, have raise…
Tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco surged into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, overwhelming local immigration services and sparking a humanitarian and social emergency.
Italy has introduced targeted border controls at the sea and air border with Spain after a surge in migrants arrived in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The controls will be in place for a month, starting from August 1, and will only affect non-EU citizens.
Italy has suspended its EU Schengen arrangement with Spain after 60,000 migrants reached Ceuta, a Spanish North African enclave. At least 41 people died during the surge, and 25,000 migrants voluntarily returned to Morocco on Friday.
Trump administration slams Spain’s Sánchez for migrant ‘invasion’ of Ceuta
The Trump administration has criticized Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over the migrant crisis unfolding in Ceuta, with thousands of migrants crossing into the northern African exclave from Morocco.
Watch out Brussels and Kyiv, Poland’s conservatives are veering right
Poland's opposition is shifting further to the right ahead of an election next year and that threatens to have a major impact for the EU and Ukraine. The nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) that ran the country from 2015 to 2023 — picking repeated battles with Brussel…
Brussels rises against FIFA President Infantino’s plan to bring in private investors
FIFA's plan to privatize a new commercial subsidiary with the help of a Trump-linked venture capital firm is drawing scrutiny from the EU. The proposal would transfer commercial rights and tournament operations to a new subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise, with priv…
Binance's Android app has become unavailable on the Google Play Store in certain European Union countries amid questions over the exchange's compliance with the bloc's crypto licensing framework.
The European Union's crisis management commissioner, Hadja Lahbib, has called for increased funding and a renewed focus on forest management to tackle climate change, as France and Spain prepare for another heatwave that could ignite new wildfires.
EU Condemns Iran 'Aggression' Against French Diplomats
The European Union has condemned an 'aggression' by Iranian security services against two French diplomats in Tehran. The diplomats were detained, interrogated, and one of them was physically abused.
A new heatwave in France is making it difficult for firefighters to control the wildfires along the Atlantic coast. Thousands of tourists have been evacuated from the popular badeort Lacanau, and the situation is expected to worsen with the approaching heatwave.
US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with steep tariffs and a new trade investigation after Brussels fined Google $1bn over antitrust violations.
Wildfires in France and Spain have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. The fires have taken dramatic proportions, with over 110,000 people evacuated in France and 63,000 in Spain. The French government has mobilized the military to support the civi…
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires spread across the regions. In France, 44,000 people were evacuated from the Cap Ferret peninsula, while in Spain, 40,000 people in the Madrid region were told to leave or sta…