The third vice president of the Government and Minister of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, hopes that Italy “reacts” and is “clear” that the Schengen area is guaranteed, without having been violated by any immigrant arriving from Ceuta. “There has not been any person who has arrived on the Peninsula,” the minister stated in statements to the media this Sunday during her visit to the Advanced Command Post of the Niebla fire (Huelva).
For Aagesen, the main objective of the Government is to “defend the dignity of Spanish citizens”, which is why he has expressed his support for the measures applied by the Ministry of the Interior, which this Sunday were published in the Official State Gazette (BOE).
Specifically, since last Saturday, August 8, the Government has agreed to temporarily reestablish controls at the internal borders of ports and airports for travelers from Italy in the face of “migratory pressure on the central Mediterranean route.”
A temporary measure for Italy to “react”
This temporary measure seeks to make Italy “react”, as Aagesen explained, conveying clarity to the transalpine country about the situation in the Schengen area. “We hope that Italy reacts and is clear that the Schegen area has not been violated and is guaranteed,” he stressed.
Any extension of this measure must be agreed upon by a new reasoned decision, after an updated assessment of its necessity and proportionality and in compliance with the requirements and procedures established in the Schengen Borders Code.
Last Friday, the Government called on Italy to reverse border controls on Spanish travelers as a result of the migration crisis in Ceuta more than a week ago. To do this, he gave him a period of three days, until Sunday, August 9.
However, the Italian Government warned that it did not accept “ultimatums or impositions” and assured that it will not reconsider its decision to suspend Spain from the Schengen agreement until August 15, in reference to a call on social networks for a new massive entry, that day, of illegal migrants from Morocco, which has led to a response on Spain’s borders.
