What the Spain-Italy border dispute means for your flights and passport checks
A diplomatic dispute between Spain and Italy over migration has led to the reintroduction of passport checks at their borders. The move threatens the Schengen Agreement and is causing significant travel delays for international passengers.
Why it matters
The breakdown of border-free travel within the EU represents a significant challenge to European unity and the Schengen Agreement.
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Share A A A London: A sudden move has deepened a border dispute between Spain and Italy that could delay thousands of travellers moving between the countries – and erode a pivotal agreement on passport checks across Europe.
Spain has called on Italy to lift border controls that it imposed last week following a rush of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Migrants returning to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in late July. AP Italy has refused to relent after being given a Sunday deadline to drop its additional controls, and Spain has retaliated with measures of its own.
The result is the rapid imposition of passport checks on many travellers moving directly between the two countries – something not seen in decades.
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