Spain’s government said on Friday it ‌would establish border controls for ​flights and ships from Italy from midnight on Saturday until ​September 7th in a ⁠dispute with the neighbouring country ‌over ‌irregular ​migration.Passport, nationality and visa checks ⁠would ​be conducted for Italian ​passengers and visitors ‌from other countries ​arriving from Italy “amid the persistent ⁠irregular migratory ⁠pressure” from ​the Alpine country.Spain said the measures would apply while Italy applied its own measures which ‌it said ⁠were motivated by the mass migration rush by ‌72,000 people on Spain’s ​African enclave of ​Ceuta on July 30th. – ReutersMore to follow ...(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2026