MADRID: The Madrid government has warned Rome that it will adopt “proportional measures” if Italy does not remove border controls for travellers from the Iberian country by Sunday. Italy suspended the Schengen agreement with Spain - restoring controls for third-country travellers - after the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta last week. After a video conference meeting chaired by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with some ministers on the situation in Ceuta, the Madrid government has asked Italy to “rectify” and end the controls on the movement of travellers from Spain, Italian News Agency Adnkronos reported. The Spanish government reiterated that it considers the measure as “unjust, contrary to EU interests and discriminatory for the Spanish population”. “For this reason, we urge the Italian Government to rectify, to end the controls and to treat Spaniards like the rest of European citizens. If it does not do so before Sunday, August 9, Spain will be obliged to adopt proportional measures to protect the interests and dignity of its citizens,” reads a note cited by Madrid media. (IANS)
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