# Spain threatens retaliation against Italy if border controls are not lifted

https://mins.news/en/item/16216

- Reuters, 2026-08-07 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-threatens-retaliation-italy-if-border-controls-not-lifted-2026-08-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a75df1169018900011c3cfc

> Spain said on Friday it could impose reciprocal measures on travellers arriving from Italy. The warning depends on Rome lifting its border controls by Sunday. Italy introduced the restrictions last week after a mass influx of migrants into Ceuta, the Spanish enclave. Madrid is therefore pressing Italy to remove the measures or face retaliation.

## Stories

- [Ceuta Mass Migration and Border Controls](https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis.md

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