Italy keeps Schengen suspension with Spain in place for further 15 days over Ceuta tensions

Italy's government announced a 15-day extension to the suspension of the Schengen agreement with Spain after the mass influx of at least 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta last month.According to a statement from the Interior Ministry "the government is in the process of notifying the EU of the extension, for a further 15 days, of checks at air and sea borders with Spain.""The considerations behind the extension measure were set out by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to his Spanish counterpart, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, during a constructive phone conversation," the statement said.Border checks for travellers arriving from Spain were due to expire on 31 August but in recent days Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi had explained that the situation in…