Spain Checks 200 Italy Arrivals in Border Controls After Migration Row

Spain carried out border checks on around 200 travellers arriving from Italy at the country’s six largest airports as new controls took effect. Spain’s Interior Ministry said it screened 199 people on 12 flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante and Valencia. The measures were reintroduced amid an EU migration row triggered by events linked to Ceuta. Italy had imposed similar checks of its own after the dispute escalated, with both sides maintaining that its measures were justified.