# Spain announces immediate border controls with Italy amid migration dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/16598

- CNN, 2026-08-07 23:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/europe/spain-italy-migration-intl-latam?Date=20260807&Profile=CNN

> Spain’s government says it will impose border controls on flights and ships arriving from Italy. The measures are due to begin at midnight on Saturday and remain in place until September 7. Madrid is taking the step amid a dispute with neighboring Italy over migration. The announcement frames the controls as an immediate response to the bilateral spat.

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