Spain Imposes Italy Border Checks as Ceuta Migrant Row Escalates The latest escalation in tensions between Spain and Italy over migration policy has brought a complex web of issues to the forefront, threatening to upend the European Union's carefully crafted framework on free movement.
At its core, the dispute revolves around the treatment of migrants who have entered Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, from Morocco.
The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta last week was a stark reminder of the EU's inability to stem the tide of irregular migration.