00:01Italy's government announced a 15-day extension to the suspension of the Schengen agreement with
00:08Spain after the mass influx of at least 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish territory
00:15of Ceuta in July. Border checks for travelers arriving from Spain were due to expire on August
00:22the 31st but in recent days Rome had explained that the situation in the Spanish enclave remains
00:29critical with between 5,000 to 10,000 irregular migrants still in the city causing serious
00:36tensions with locals. Italy had reiterated that there is no desire for a clash with Madrid and that
00:44the Czechs have concerned only third country nationals with no impact on Italians, Spaniards or
00:50other Europeans. In recent days Spain's foreign minister Manuel Alvarez has described the Italian
00:56government's move as unjustified and an affront to the dignity of Spaniards, motivated solely by
01:04electoral considerations.
