Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant debacle; Meloni calls it 'extraordinary measure'

Italy suspended Schengen with Spain, imposing border checks on air and sea travel for August.

The suspension responds to an influx of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta, a Spanish North African enclave.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the measure 'extraordinary' and had warned of it a day earlier.

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi announced that air and sea border controls will remain in place for August.