Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Rome said they would stay until at least 15 August - when, it said, Spain "expects a new wave of migration" to hit Ceuta. Italy has said that Spanish and EU citizens are exempt from additional checks when arriving in Italy, with these extra steps only for non-EU residents.
52% : Spain has imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy as a row between the two EU countries intensifies.
52% : Italy has also said its border controls are random.
48% : However, it is not clear how border officials were meant to distinguish between EU and non-EU travellers and El Pais has reported that several Italian airport terminals have seen long queues and waiting times in recent days, with passengers arriving from Spain directed to a specific line for checks.
25% : The crisis has pitted Spain's socialist leader Pedro Sanchez against Italy's conservative leader Giorgia Meloni - who has long called for stricter EU migration rules.

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